Mozilla & Firefox Printing Problem

[Joe]

I found my own answer.  It is identical in both programs.

1) Set the page margin: File->Page Setup->Margins & Header/Footer to the 
printable margin of your printer plus the space required for the header 
and footers.  On my printer, that's 0.5 + 0.2 = 0.7 inches, top and 
bottom.  I might be able to reduce this a bit but it works.

2) Set the physical margins: File->Print->Properties->Gap From Edge of 
Paper To Margin.  This is the actual distance from the edge of the paper 
to where the printer can actually print.  On my printer, that's 0.5 inches.

The distance between the physical margins and the page margins is where 
the header and footer live - in this case 0.2  inches.

These measurements cn be tweaked for your printer or the appearance you 
want.  What's important is understanding where the header and footer go 
and how to leave room for them.

Joe

Joe wrote:

> Hi.  I am using Mozilla 1.7.8 and Firefox 1.0.4.  I have the identical 
> problem in each of them:
>
> I have a printer that will not print 1/4" from top and bottom of the 
> page (HP Deskjet 895 Cse).
>
> I go into Page setup and set the page top and bottom margins to 0.7 
> inches (in each browser).
>
> When I do a print preview, the page headers and footers are flush with 
> the physical page edge - they ignore the margins.  When I actually 
> print, they are cut off and thus invisible.
>
> I really need this feature because I put URL's in the headers that 
> enable me to get back to the source of things that I have printed.
>
> How do I fix this?
>
> TIA
>
> Joe
>

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