Custom Page Sizes

I'm convinced that the margin errors that Word 2000 kicks up when I try
to print to a custom page size are the result of the way in which the HP
LaserJet 5 printer driver is written. Is there a laser printer that has
a well-written driver that supports a wide variety of custom page sizes?

I'm very pleased with my LJ 4100.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"mcp6453" wrote in message
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I'm convinced that the margin errors that Word 2000 kicks up when I try
to print to a custom page size are the result of the way in which the HP
LaserJet 5 printer driver is written. Is there a laser printer that has
a well-written driver that supports a wide variety of custom page sizes?

I'm very pleased with my LJ 4100.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
I'm convinced that the margin errors that Word 2000 kicks up when I try
to print to a custom page size are the result of the way in which the HP
LaserJet 5 printer driver is written. Is there a laser printer that has
a well-written driver that supports a wide variety of custom page sizes?

I'm very pleased with my LJ 4100.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
I'm convinced that the margin errors that Word 2000 kicks up when I try
to print to a custom page size are the result of the way in which the HP
LaserJet 5 printer driver is written. Is there a laser printer that has
a well-written driver that supports a wide variety of custom page sizes?

I've used an HP LaserJet 5P for several years both at home and at work and
have printed to a variety of custom page sizes on several different versions
of Word and Windows OS's quite successfully. It's my favorite printer.
Have you visited the HP site for an updated driver for your OS?
Or are you doing something truly exotic?
Tim



"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
I'm convinced that the margin errors that Word 2000 kicks up when I try
to print to a custom page size are the result of the way in which the HP
LaserJet 5 printer driver is written. Is there a laser printer that has
a well-written driver that supports a wide variety of custom page sizes?

I've used an HP LaserJet 5P for several years both at home and at work and
have printed to a variety of custom page sizes on several different versions
of Word and Windows OS's quite successfully. It's my favorite printer.
Have you visited the HP site for an updated driver for your OS?
Or are you doing something truly exotic?
Tim



"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
I'm convinced that the margin errors that Word 2000 kicks up when I try
to print to a custom page size are the result of the way in which the HP
LaserJet 5 printer driver is written. Is there a laser printer that has
a well-written driver that supports a wide variety of custom page sizes?

I've used an HP LaserJet 5P for several years both at home and at work and
have printed to a variety of custom page sizes on several different versions
of Word and Windows OS's quite successfully. It's my favorite printer.
Have you visited the HP site for an updated driver for your OS?
Or are you doing something truly exotic?
Tim



"mcp6453" wrote in message
...
I'm convinced that the margin errors that Word 2000 kicks up when I try
to print to a custom page size are the result of the way in which the HP
LaserJet 5 printer driver is written. Is there a laser printer that has
a well-written driver that supports a wide variety of custom page sizes?

Tim Cole wrote:

I've used an HP LaserJet 5P for several years both at home and at work and
have printed to a variety of custom page sizes on several different versions
of Word and Windows OS's quite successfully. It's my favorite printer.
Have you visited the HP site for an updated driver for your OS?
Or are you doing something truly exotic?


No, nothing exotic here. The printer is a LaserJet 5. The driver is the
latest that HP has to offer, as best as I can tell. (There seems to be
an ongoing debate between Windows and HP about which driver to use. I
have tried several. At least one does not work at all.)

I get the page size warning if I deviate from the predefined page sizes
available in page setup. I tried modifying a predefined page, but that
doesn't work, either. Since the printer is an old one by today's
standards, my guess is that no further driver development is being done.
By the way, I have the same problem with my HP 5150.

Tim Cole wrote:

I've used an HP LaserJet 5P for several years both at home and at work and
have printed to a variety of custom page sizes on several different versions
of Word and Windows OS's quite successfully. It's my favorite printer.
Have you visited the HP site for an updated driver for your OS?
Or are you doing something truly exotic?


No, nothing exotic here. The printer is a LaserJet 5. The driver is the
latest that HP has to offer, as best as I can tell. (There seems to be
an ongoing debate between Windows and HP about which driver to use. I
have tried several. At least one does not work at all.)

I get the page size warning if I deviate from the predefined page sizes
available in page setup. I tried modifying a predefined page, but that
doesn't work, either. Since the printer is an old one by today's
standards, my guess is that no further driver development is being done.
By the way, I have the same problem with my HP 5150.

Did you look at HP's beta driver site?
http://www.hp.com/pond/ljbeta/
there are margin fix drivers for *some* printers there.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




mcp6453 wrote:
Tim Cole wrote:

I've used an HP LaserJet 5P for several years both at home and at
work and have printed to a variety of custom page sizes on several
different versions of Word and Windows OS's quite successfully.
It's my favorite printer. Have you visited the HP site for an
updated driver for your OS?
Or are you doing something truly exotic?


No, nothing exotic here. The printer is a LaserJet 5. The driver is
the latest that HP has to offer, as best as I can tell. (There seems
to be
an ongoing debate between Windows and HP about which driver to use. I
have tried several. At least one does not work at all.)

I get the page size warning if I deviate from the predefined page
sizes available in page setup. I tried modifying a predefined page,
but that doesn't work, either. Since the printer is an old one by
today's
standards, my guess is that no further driver development is being
done.
By the way, I have the same problem with my HP 5150.