"The margins of section are set outside the printable area of the page" error message when you try to print a document in Word 2002 (290964)

SYMPTOMS

When you try to print a document, you receive an error message similar to one of the following, where Section_Number is the section that contains nonprintable text:

The margins of section Section_Number are set outside the printable area of the page. Do you want to continue?

If you click Yes, your document is printed, but some text may be truncated and may not appear on the printed page. If you click No, the document is not printed.

CAUSE

This issue may occur if you set your document or section margins closer to the edge of the paper than your printer can print.

Most printers cannot print all the way to the edge of the paper because of physical limitations in the way that the printer handles paper.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, correct the margins in the section that appears in the error message. To do this, follow these steps:

On the Edit menu, click Go To.
In the Go to what box, click Section.
In the Enter section number box, type the number of the section that appears in the error message, then click Go To, and then click Close.
On the File menu, click Page Setup.
Click the Margins tab, and then click OK. A Microsoft Word dialog box appears with the following warning message: One or more margins are set outside the printable area of the page. Choose the Fix button to increase the appropriate margins.
Click Fix. This increases any margin for the nonprintable region to the minimum permitted setting.
NOTE: If you are familiar with the minimum margins that the printer requires, you can manually increase the Top, Bottom, Left, and Right margins to the correct specifications.
Repeat steps 1 through 6 if more than one section has margins that are set outside the printable area.