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Shipping label PDF prints too small fix.

Ever try to print a shipping label from a PDF and it only prints on the top half or quarter of the page? I have had this problem a few times and scoured the Internet trying to find out why. I even called Ebay a few times in the past with no luck. Well I finally found the issue, at least with my computer, and thought I'd pass that info on to someone else.

 

The problem is with the print settings in my browser.  I am using FireFox. To make a PDF file, I selet "File, Print" and then chose PDF instead of the printer (which was the default). Before doing anything else, click on the "Properties" tab, then go to the "Layout" tab and hit "Advanced". I did this and found that my default setting for "Scaling" was set to 25%! Not sure how that happened, but changing it back to 100% solved the problem for me.

 

I should note that on my browser.. and pretty much from anywhere on my computer, since I made that fix, every time I try to print anything, it defaults now to Adobe PDF instead of my printer. In other words, even if I open a PDF file and try to print it, it defaults to asking me to save it as another PDF, but I am okay with that because I'd rather just select the printer when I am ready to print than have the headaches of it printing the wrong size.

 

Regards

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Shipping label PDF prints too small fix.

You could've just stopped at, "I am using FireFox"

 

Lol.................. Sorry, I had to say it upside_down

 

Have a GREAT day!!!

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Shipping label PDF prints too small fix.

@unkr  I don't know what the other poster's problem with Firefox is, but it works perfectly well for most browsers' needs.  When one browser isn't working properly for your needs, call up another browser such as Chrome.

 

If you print to xps document writer, Firefox will save and open it in a pdf and you can print from there without changing your printer properties. Change the default printing preferences in Firefox back to the 25%.

 

You can change the program defaults for opening files or changing opening certain types of file extensions here:  control panel/default programs/

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. ~ Anais Nin
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Shipping label PDF prints too small fix.

I use chrome, then send right to printer and never have any issues.  You're taking the scenic route.

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