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Help!

Can print PDF files from my e-mails but they always go off the edge of the paper and I lose some of the info, help would be much obliged.

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Printer settings - there will be a preview pane when you try to print and a button within it that states 'fit to printer margins' which you need to click.
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have a look in the page setup and print settings for a checkbox that says something along the lines of "fit to printable area"

also ensure that the correct paper size is selected in print settings (a lot of systems default to US letter size rather than A4)

you might want to explore these options in the global settings via your operating system control panel or other system preferences menu

double check the settings within the application that you're printing from as well

if all else fails manually set the print scaling down until it fits
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Thanks Kellys eye and Icm76, I am new to this game late in life sounds so simple when told the answer.

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