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hexclimber
Inspiring
January 4, 2021
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Print Alignment Anomaly Troubleshooting Request

  • January 4, 2021
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Everything in my document is aligned correctly, but when I print it it is misaligned (see attachments), and I have no clue as to why. Anyone have any ideas where to start?

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Correct answer Brad @ Roaring Mouse

If youre printing on actual 6" x 8" paper, you should set a Custom page size in your Print dialog. Also, make sure your orientationj is correct. in your screen shots, you're 90° off.

 

As for making a PDF, that should never be done from the Print Dialog in ID. Export it from the File > Adobe PDF Presets menu. For your purpose, try either Press Quality or High Quality. No need to change any of the options when you Export.

But since you have a special paper size, you will need to configure Acrobat accordingly. (Page setup > Paper size > Manage Custom Sizes....)

3 replies

Community Expert
January 4, 2021

Is the paper size specified in ID print window, the same size as paper in printer?

hexclimber
Inspiring
January 5, 2021

Well, yes and no. I've specified A5, but the actual paper size is 6" x 8". I assume that that is close enough. True?

 

Brad @ Roaring Mouse
Community Expert
January 4, 2021

Are you printing from ID directly? or from a PDF?

hexclimber
Inspiring
January 4, 2021

Directly from ID.

Brad @ Roaring Mouse
Community Expert
January 4, 2021

Sound slike a mismatch somehwhere with your Printer Driver. In the Print > Setup > Paper Size, what do you have there?

If you have "Defined By Driver" check Page Setup at bottom left to make sure there's not some weird page size selected in there.

 

In any case, what I recommend now is create a Print Quality PDF and use Acrobat to print your file instead of doing it from ID (making sure you again have the right page size slected and "Actual Size" checked) and see if there's an improvement.

Jeff Witchel, ACI
Community Expert
January 4, 2021

If I'm understanding the issue, in the Print dialog window, look in the "Setup" section and for Page Position, choose Centered.

hexclimber
Inspiring
January 4, 2021

Thanks Jeff, but that doesn't seem to be the problem. Centered was already selected.