A TIFF image is not scaled to print on the whole page when you use the "Fit to page" print option in the Microsoft Office Document Imaging program in Office 2003 (895122)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Students and Teachers Edition 2003
Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario. You print a small Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) image by using the Microsoft Office Document Imaging program in Microsoft Office 2003. When you use the Fit to page print option in the Print dialog box, the image is not scaled to print on the whole page.

RESOLUTION

This problem was first fixed in a hotfix that is now contained in a service pack. If you installed the latest Office 2003 service pack, you do not have to install the hotfix.

Service pack information

This problem is corrected in Office 2003 Service Pack 2.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

870924 How to obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003



After you install the service pack, follow the steps that are listed in the "More Information" section to set the AlternateFitToPage registry key and to enable the hotfix.

Hotfix information

How to obtain the hotfix

This issue is fixed in the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 Hotfix Package that is dated March 9, 2005. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

895121 Description of the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: March 9, 2005



After you install this hotfix, follow the steps that are listed in the "More Information" section to set the AlternateFitToPage registry key and to enable the hotfix.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

This problem was first corrected in Office 2003 Service Pack 2.

MORE INFORMATION

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To enable this hotfix, follow these steps:
  1. Quit Document Imaging.
  2. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
  3. Locate and then click to select the following registry key:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\MODI

  4. After you select the key that is specified in step 3, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value.
  5. Type AlternateFitToPage, and then press ENTER.
  6. Right-click AlternateFitToPage, and then click Modify.
  7. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
  8. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:4/7/2006
Keywords:kbQFE KBHotfixServer kbOffice2003SP2fix kbprint kbOffice2003preSP2fix kbbug kbfix KB895122 kbAudEndUser kbAudITPRO
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