Header getting cut off in PDF when printed

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echopraxia
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Header getting cut off in PDF when printed

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I've created a header with an image aligned to the right, and a rule beneath. This looks great in PDF, but when printed the graphic loses the top 1/3. I'm using Flare 8, and if it matters I generally work in the HTML5 output. There has got to be some kind of printed page margin setting that I'm missing.

In the Page Layout Editor, if I edit the header and attempt to add a paragraph tag above the image... the image disappears from visibility all together. When looking at the Page Properties, the following is set:
Page Size: Letter
Custom Width (none selected)
Custom Height (none selected)
Orientation: Portrait
Left: Length 1.00 in
Right: Length 1.50 in
Top: Length 1.00 in
Bottom: Length 1.00 in
Page Name: Content
Page Type: Right
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Re: Header getting cut off in PDF when printed

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If you're printing from the HTML5 output, then it's not using the page layout. It uses the print medium of the stylesheet. Look at your body and h1 styles in the print medium to see what they're set to.
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Re: Header getting cut off in PDF when printed

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If you're printing from the PDF it's a matter of print settings (page margins) and printer hardware. Printers take off a few millimeters from each side of a sheet, for the very simple reason that standard printers cannot get near enough to the edge ... you can do thar with high-end digital printing ... but believe me - you don't want to spent that money and that space for that sort of machine.
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Re: Header getting cut off in PDF when printed

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I'm printing from PDF output. It's only the header in the PageLayout which is getting cut-off, the content of the pages are fine... it's only the actual header above the content.
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Re: Header getting cut off in PDF when printed

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Oh, in that case, make sure the header frame's height in the page layout is sufficient for its content. You have to account for the content's margins, padding, border, and the content itself (text/image/whatever). The frame can be larger than needed, but it can't be smaller than needed.
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