Cannot make top/bottom margins smaller than 0.4"

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Cannot make top/bottom margins smaller than 0.4"

So I have a blank 8.5x17 layout I'm working on. The paper is defined through page setup with margins of .12 all around (bottom .55). However, when I change the document margins in the Pages' inspector the visual margin line will no go smaller than .4 on top or bottom. It will go to 0 on right and left.

Anything I'm missing?

A text box really isn't an option, I need to have the actual document margins work like they're supposed to.

Thanks in advance!

iMac G5 20" 2.0GHz; iBook G4 12 1.2GHz, Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Posted on Jan 9, 2008 4:10 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 9, 2008 4:33 PM in response to iMac-therefore-iAm

I don't have Pages on this computer, but I'll venture a suggestion:

Try removing headers and footers. I'm not talking about text in a header or footer. I believe there's an item in the inspector in which you can tell Pages not to use headers or footers in the document.

Good luck,

Terry

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Answer 2

WWJD

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Jan 9, 2008 5:57 PM in response to iMac-therefore-iAm

Are these values limitations of your printer? Is there a setting for "Ignore Printer Margins"?

Regards,

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Answer 3

Jan 9, 2008 6:03 PM in response to Terry Keelan1

I turned off the header and footer, but no luck. It appears as if the computer thinks this is a hardware limitation (it isn't). I don't know of any ignore limitations option though...

Thanks

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Answer 4

Peggy

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Jan 9, 2008 6:28 PM in response to iMac-therefore-iAm

Most ink jet printers, especially HPs, have a large trailing edge margin of at least .5". It is a hardware problem, not a Pages problem. Both of my laser printers print to about .15"-.18" all around.

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Answer 5

Jan 9, 2008 9:19 PM in response to Peggy

Right, the bottom margin has to be .5, but that shouldn't effect the top, should it? Epson says it can print .12 top/left/right.

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KOENIG Yvan

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Jan 10, 2008 12:22 AM in response to iMac-therefore-iAm

Hello

There was already a thread upon this question.

When I set top margin to 0 (wit NO top header)
Pages doesn't allow me to use a width of .4 " at the top of the page.
It apply a zero margin to the left and to the right.

Where may we find an entry about physical margin?
I don't see it ( Laser Printer Dell 3100 cn).

In fact it's foolish because I'm sure that I saw this entry some times ago.

Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE jeudi 10 janvier 2008 09:22:1)

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Answer 7

Peggy

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Jan 10, 2008 9:41 AM in response to iMac-therefore-iAm

I answered your same thread on the MacRumors forum. Because you have not set a printer for the document, but are using the generic "Any Printer," you're going to get very conservative margins. Set a printer for the document that allows the margins you want, even if you're going to move the document to another computer & printer.

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