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Q35 - INFO: How do I figure out which way the printout moves when I change the X and Y offsets in printer setup?
We start off at a default value of -10 on both the X and the Y offsets, as that is the usual placement for laser printers. There have been some lasers that needed fine tuning, but this setting will usually be fine for all laser printers.

The ink jet printers are unique and different in respect to each other. Some will require you to increase the negative offset on both the X and the Y coordinates. Some will require only one or the other be changed, or it could be that one needs to be changed more than the other. This document will explain what happens when you change one or the other, or both of the coordinates.
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Note: Each numeric change in the field will move the output 1 millimeter. We are only moving the printed part of the page, not the page itself.
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To move the printout up on the page, you will make the Y offset a more negative number.

To move the printout down on the page, you will make the Y offset a less negative number, and possibly a positive number, depending on how far you need to move the output down.

To move the printout to the left, you will make the X offset a more negative number.

To move the printout to the right, you will make the X offset a less negative number, and possibly a positive number, depending on how far you need to move the output to the right.
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