HP DeskJet 500c/550c Non-Printing Area (Margin) (107409)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows 3.11
This article was previously published under Q107409

SUMMARY

According to Hewlett-Packard (HP) Product Support for the DeskJet, the following table shows the non-printing areas for the DeskJet 500c and 550c printers. Note that these areas change significantly depending on which print mode you are using. For example, in Color/Composite Black mode, the whole print job shifts .25 inch up the page in portrait orientation and .25 inch to the right in landscape orientation. 
                  Non-Printing Area in Inches

         Black/Grayscale         Color/Composite Black
         -------------------------------------------

         Portrait  Landscape      Portrait  Landscape
         --------------------------------------------

Left       .25        .50           .25        .75
Right      .25        .50           .25        .25
Top        .50        .25           .25        .25
Bottom     .50        .25           .75        .25
This information was provided by Hewlett-Packard Corporation.

MORE INFORMATION

Another method is to:
  1. Open Write,
  2. Choose the Document menu,
  3. Select Page Layout,
  4. Enter a zero (0) in each margin setting box,
  5. Click OK.
A prompt will appear displaying the message, "Current printer cannot print outside these margins," followed by the correct settings for each margin.

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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/6/2003
Keywords:KB107409
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