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the margins to 0. If you next choose a bigger page, this (reduced) printable
area is kept and the left/right, top/bottom margin ratios become 1:1.
TrueType fonts
Designing your report with printer-specific fonts can lead to problems when
using different printers. The fonts may not be supported by the other printers,
or if they are supported, the fonts may not be installed on the printers.
During the printing process, if you encounter printer-specific fonts that are
unrecognizable to the printer driver, Crystal Reports substitutes the fonts,
creating inconsistent results. To avoid this situation, only common TrueType
fonts should be used when designing reports.
Printer drivers
Updating printer drivers
In order to maintain performance, Crystal Reports queries the printer driver
for each of the font elements (font metrics), such as average character height,
character width, height of the ascenders and descenders, internal leading,
and so on. A problem may develop if using an older printer driver that does
not return the font metrics accurately. If you are experiencing problems when
printing (missing fields, incorrect formatting, and so on), it is recommended
that you obtain and install the most recently updated drivers for your printer.
In many cases, the newer printer drivers provide accurate font metrics and
any printing issues are quickly resolved.
Inconsistencies due to printer drivers
Inconsistencies may occur if different printer drivers are used to create and
print your reports. These inconsistencies are a result of the various methods
that individual printer drivers use to measure text metrics such as font size.
When printed, text-based objects may be misaligned, truncated, or overprint
each other. Examples of text-based objects include string or character fields,
text objects, memo fields, numeric fields, and formula fields.
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