Re: ???Printing on page edge in FrameMaker

[Dick Margulis <margulis -at- fiam -dot- net>]

Marcus,

This is a limitation of the printer itself. You are trying to print
outside the printable area of the printer. 

The solution is to print on larger paper (on a printer that can accept
larger paper) and trim the pages. Or you can redesign the publication
for a smaller page size, print on the paper you are using now, and trim
the pages.

In commercial printing (on a printing press), this is how bleeds are
handled. With some planning, you can do the same thing.

By the way, when I say "trim the pages," I do not mean one at a time
with a knife or office paper cutter. I mean send the stacked pages out
to a small bindery or job printer and have them do the trimming for you.
It won't cost much, they'll do a better job, and it will be a whole lot
faster than trying to do it yourself.

Dick

Marcus Cumming wrote:
> 
> Dear All
> 
> I want to print a thumb index on the far right-hand edge of pages in FrameMaker.  The thumb index appears OK on the screen.  However, when I try to print, nothing is printed 0.5 cm from the edge.
> 
> I have tried fiddling around with printer drivers and FrameMaker configurations, but nothing seems to work.
> 
> Any ideas please???
> 
>

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