Word - v - Epson XP720

Miniminxie

I have used Word and my Epson XP720 workhorse printer for years without any major issues but I now have a problem that despite trying lots of settings/adjustments I am unable to resolve. I do hope someone can help me please. 

It happens if I copy text from the internet & paste it into Word. (I usually use Paste Special to remove any internet formatting). On screen it looks as I expect it to, ie neatly presented on an A4 sheet with 'normal' margins. BUT

When I go to 'Print' it looks and prints like this: 

Half the words with extreme margins.

I've tried all sorts to resolve it in Word and on my printer without success. 

If I save the document to Acrobat it saves and prints as I would expect 'normal' margins etc.

I don't want to have to do this every time and I'm sure I must be missing a simple 'switch' somewhere but can't find the answer. 

Please help if you can.

THANK YOU

Miniminxie

Here is what it looks like before I try to print 

Emmia

Miniminxie said:

I have used Word and my Epson XP720 workhorse printer for years without any major issues but I now have a problem that despite trying lots of settings/adjustments I am unable to resolve. I do hope someone can help me please. 

It happens if I copy text from the internet & paste it into Word. (I usually use Paste Special to remove any internet formatting). On screen it looks as I expect it to, ie neatly presented on an A4 sheet with 'normal' margins. BUT

When I go to 'Print' it looks and prints like this: 

Half the words with extreme margins.

I've tried all sorts to resolve it in Word and on my printer without success. 

If I save the document to Acrobat it saves and prints as I would expect 'normal' margins etc.

I don't want to have to do this every time and I'm sure I must be missing a simple 'switch' somewhere but can't find the answer. 

Please help if you can.

THANK YOU

What are the document margins set to? Have you looked in the print settings to check the margins/paper size settings?

What does it look like in print preview?

flaneurs_lobster

Have you displayed your document's formatting characters, Home,  Pilcrow (¶) , to see if any non-display characters have crept past the Paste Special.

Miniminxie

flaneurs_lobster

No, I haven't but I will check - but this problem happens with every document, not just one

Miniminxie

Emmia I've tried all differnet margin settings - normal, narrow etc. My original post shows the Print Preview screen.  

Northern_Wanderer

Can you (right click) print to PDF instead?

Vitor

- It happens if I copy text from the internet & paste it into Word.  -

Try this tidy-up method:
Select all the text (Ctrl + A).
On the Home tab, click Clear All Formatting (it’s the little eraser icon in the Font section).
Then go to Layout → Margins → Normal to reset the page margins.
Finally, check Page Setup → Paper Size is A4, and Orientation is Portrait.

Miniminxie

Thank you Vitor  that looks hopeful - I'm glad it's not just me!