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Print preview

2005-10-02 05:10 pm

When I preview a new composition to check the format, I make adjustments (to margins; staff height; font size; etc )to ensure that, in the preview window, the music fits into an exact number of pages. Having checked that all is satisfactory I then save the file and proceed to print. Frequently I then find that although the preview indicates a (for example) 2 page print the printed copy comes out with the last staff on page three and I am obliged to re-adjust.

Is there some further step I should take to ensure that what the preview page shows is what I will get from the printer?

I use NWC version 1.75b; my printer is a Brother HL-1430 laser printer.

Re: Print preview

Reply #1 – 2005-10-02 05:47 pm

If you make any change to the printer setup after you preview, this problem will occur. "Any change" can mean:
- Your printer is not the default, so you have to select it when you go to print
- Your printer defaults to "normal" quality, but you decide you want a higher or lower quality.

If neither of these are happening, then this is a truly peculiar problem.

Re: Print preview

Reply #2 – 2005-10-02 05:51 pm

Thank you.

I will see if this is the reason.

Re: Print preview

Reply #3 – 2005-10-03 06:07 pm

Since I upgraded (?) from Windows 98 to Windows XP, my HP DeskJet 840C no longer obeys me as well as it used to do, and I find that "what I see" is not always "what I get". In some applications, including NWC, it insists on defaulting to Letter size (instead of A4 which is what I normally use), and this certainly messes up any carefully worked out pagination.

Re: Print preview

Reply #4 – 2005-10-03 08:20 pm

You might try going to Settings, Printers (or Settings, Control Panel, Printers), and setting your default printer settings there.

Re: Print preview

Reply #5 – 2005-10-03 08:25 pm

Hi, Graham -

Have you tried downloading the latest drivers from HP's site. Many times that fixes the problems associated with O/S upgrades. You should be able to find them here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?product=59868&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&lang=en&cc=us

Hope this helps,

John

Re: Print preview

Reply #6 – 2005-10-04 12:01 pm

Thanks John!
I should have thought of that - and it didn't take long either. My printer now retains my default settings instead of reverting to Bill Gates's every time I re-boot :-))
Graham