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kristinm17135089
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September 1, 2017
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why are pdf documents printing out with left side partially cut off?

  • September 1, 2017
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PDF's I receive are printing with part of the left side of the page cut off - how do I change the left print margin in Acrobat Standard XI? I can't figure out how to increase the left margin and this is driving me crazy.

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    There are no margin controls. What you have is a choice of two ways of printing:

    1. Exactly as the original - same size and position. If the design is very close to the left side, it will probably be cut off because your printer can't print that close to the edge. But this is a very important mode, especially for things like official forms which must be exact.

    2. Scaled to fit. Here, we work with the "printable area", the space your own printer is able to use (different for each printer model). The pages are scaled into that area, so almost never printing life size. Any blank space in the PDF is scaled too.

    You choose between these (and other) options in the print dialog.

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    robson_2396
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    January 24, 2025

    Eu criei uma linha em branco de 29.7 cm, no meu caso esou imprimindo no formato A4, paisagem. O documento fica centralizado. Nesse caso ele respeita todo o espaço que eu selecionei para imprimir.

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    basia66642364
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    February 5, 2025

    Meca masu de bianco fike mike 

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    CHRISTINE26092579nxq7
    Participant
    September 13, 2022

    I had this problem on my MG2900 Canon. I changed the "Same as document size" setting from ON to OFF and this fixed it. However, each time you print a PDF, you need to do this little switch. See pic below for where this setting is. 

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    Andrew247243696e9f
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    June 3, 2022

    I found in the printer dialog that "Document and Markups" were selected. When I chnged it to "Document" the issue went away

     

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    Nerissa25679975s6k2
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    August 17, 2022

    Thanks this post helped me.

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    Nerissa25679975s6k2
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    August 17, 2022

    Sorry I don't know where the skull picture came from!

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    Brent2357690729l7
    Participant
    March 14, 2022

    If I use scaled to fit and reduce side, I get a larger right and bottom margins, but the left edge of the pdf remains cut off.  using fit to printable area also cuts off pdf.

    Help!!

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    DAEDALOS5EAF
    Participant
    May 22, 2021

    This is my solution that also saved me ink.. load up the pdf file into adobe acrobat read and click 'edit' and then select 'take a snap shot.' Then click, drag and highlight with your mouse what you want printed out. No more issues with boders being cut off and also i'm not printing parts of the shipping labels I don't need printed out (saving me ink).

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    tomlenarz
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    May 21, 2021

    I was having the same problem, drove me nuts forever until this worked for me.  Went to [File], [Print], then [Properties] of my printer which is a HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477.  Then went to [Effects] and changed to [Print Document on], [Letter], [Scale to Fit].  Lastly I set radio button in page sizing & handling to [Fit].  Finally worked for me!!

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      kipp0101
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      March 1, 2022

      Tried it, but all it did was reduce the document to 96%, which is no good for legal pdf documents that have to be filed with a court. It also includes these backward "L" shapes in each corner of the document. I have the same printer. Want to throw it in a lake. HP used to be known for their printers, but have to admit the last couple I have bought have been trouble.

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      SandraB833
      Participant
      August 27, 2020

      This solution worked for me. I have a Brother printer. We have an e-filing system in our local Courts, and the stamp appears in the far left margin. It would show up in the print screen, but it wouldn't show up when printed. Changing the scale to printable area made it jump in or over and it printed. Thank you.  

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      Test Screen NameCorrect answer
      Legend
      September 2, 2017

      There are no margin controls. What you have is a choice of two ways of printing:

      1. Exactly as the original - same size and position. If the design is very close to the left side, it will probably be cut off because your printer can't print that close to the edge. But this is a very important mode, especially for things like official forms which must be exact.

      2. Scaled to fit. Here, we work with the "printable area", the space your own printer is able to use (different for each printer model). The pages are scaled into that area, so almost never printing life size. Any blank space in the PDF is scaled too.

      You choose between these (and other) options in the print dialog.

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        ABCOZ
        Participant
        December 11, 2019

        Have been having the same problem for months, couple of years.  Today I really needed to print ALL of a vendor's invoice.  Finally got it printed by changing the HP printer setup Advanced | Graphic Scaling to 95% and the left part of the invoice printed just fine.

        I only have this problem once in a while but sometimes you REALLY need to have that left side.

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