No Header in WinWord Print Preview When Using Bin Feeder

 Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
Article ID: Q70017
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SUMMARY

When printing a document with a Bin Feeder selected in the File Printer Setup dialog box in Word for Windows, a header will not print or appear in print preview unless it is specified to print 1 inch or farther from the top of the page.

MORE INFORMATION

Some printers (such as 9-pin and 24-pin printers) offer the paper feed selections of tractor feed or bin feeder. When you print a document using a bin feeder, the paper is scrolled up 1 inch automatically before printing begins. Because of this functionality, a header will not print inside that 1 inch area at the top of the paper. Because the default setting for the header is 0.5 inch from the top of the paper, the header will not display in print preview or print unless it is manually set to print 1 inch or farther from the edge of the page.

Solution:

To display the header in print preview and print it, do one of the following:

Word for Windows 6.x

1. From the File menu, choose Page Setup, select the paper source 
   tab, and set the source to tractor feed.

  • Format the document for a top margin that is greater than 1 inch. Then choose the Margins tab from the File Page Setup menu. Change From Edge measurement for the header to 1 inch or greater.

    Word for Windows 2.x

    1. From the format menu, choose Page Layout, select the paper source 
       button, and set the source to tractor feed.

  • Format the document for a top margin that is greater than 1 inch. Then choose Header/Footer from the View menu, select Options and change the Distance From Edge for the header to 1 inch or greater.

    Word for Windows 1.x

    1. From the File menu, choose Printer Setup, select Setup and select 
       Tractor Feed for the Paper Feed.

   -or-

  • Format the document for a top margin that is greater than 1 inch. Then choose Header/Footer from the Edit menu, select Options and change the Distance From Edge for the header to 1 inch or greater.

    To Illustrate:

    1. Set up one of the Windows 9-pin or 24-pin printers through the Control Panel.

    2. In Word for Windows use the appropriate commands to set the paper source to the bin feeder.

    3. Verify that the Distance from Edge measurement for the header is smaller than one inch. Type in an example header.

    4. From the File menu, choose Print Preview. Note that the header does not display at the top of the page.

    Reference(s):

    "Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," pages 148, 149.

    • KBCategory: kbprint
    KBSubcategory: kblayout
    Additional query words: 6.0 6.0a 6.0c winword2 winword word6
    1.x 2.x
    Keywords : kblayout
    Version : 1.x 2.x 6.0
    Platform : WINDOWS

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    Last reviewed: July 30, 1997
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