Print from screen different to pdf

[GC GYM]

Hi all,

I am doing some layout work that requires me to accurately line up some lines with rows in a text box.

I used custom line spacing to get it to look exactly right on screen. When I printed it - it was out of line (sigh).

Saving to pdf gives me what I'm seeing on the screen, and prints correctly, but I don't want to have to go through this process.

Any suggestions?

PS Also, whatever I do in Mac & Windows is always slightly different and therefore out of line on one or the other.

Edited March 21, 2009 by Guest

[*susan*]

GC,

Type and layout elements can wander and sometimes it can seem that they wander more when we need them to be precise. The computer renders the layout using the current printer driver. Complicating this further, the disparity will vary when you print the layout to a different printer. So, the report can print differently when printed to each office printer.

To get this "just right", you may have to keep tweaking the layout, print, adjust the elements, print again until you are satisfied with the results.

If lining up your lines and boxes is paramount regardless of platform, you may need to have a different layout and branch based on the current platform.

It is possible that there are more efficient ways to build your lines and boxes forcing them to stay togethe, but you would need to describe what elements you are using to build the layout.

Good luck!

[GC GYM]

Thanks Susan.I didn't realise that each printer would be different. Makes more sense now.

I will keep fiddling.

Phil

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http://fmforums.com/forum/showtopic.php?tid/197414/post/300479/#300479