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setting up your word processor for a cut sheet feeder. . .
If you‘ve never used a cut sheet feeder before, you may have to set
up your word processor accordingly.
When the cut sheet feeder positions the paper for printing, it auto-
matically leaves a one-inch margin at the top of a page. If you’ve been
printing with continuous-feed paper, you11 need to adjust the settings
on your word processor so that the pages print the same with the cut
sheet feeder.
There are three settings you’ll probably need to change: Page
Length, Top Margin, and bottom Margin. Most word processors
have preset (or default) settings that are in effect each time you use the
program. Check the program’s documentation to find these settings,
and how to change them.
The following is an example of a typical conversion.
To maintain 55 printed lines per page:
Continuous-feed
Cut sheet
settings
feeder settings
Change Page Length
from
66
to 61
Change Top Margin
from
3 (default) to 0
Change Bottom Margin
from
8 (default) to 6
Many word processors give you two choices in changing these set-
tings: 1) You can change the settings in each individual file you print,
or; 2) You can change the program’s default settings so that every time
you use the program, these new settings are in effect.
If your program has additional features, such as headers and foot-
notes, you will have to compensate accordingly. (For example, many
programs include the header as part of the top margin. If you set the
top margin to 0, you11 lose the header.)
With a little bit of experimenting, you’ll find the best equivalent
settings to use.
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