Row Height Changes When You Print to a Different Printer (214278)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Office Excel 2003
- Microsoft Excel 2002
- Microsoft Excel 2000
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 5.0
- Microsoft Excel X for Mac
- Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
- Microsoft Excel for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q214278 SYMPTOMS In Microsoft Excel, when you print a worksheet to one
printer, such as a Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet III, the height of the rows on
the printout may be different than they are when you print the same worksheet
to a another printer, such as an Apple LaserWriter II NT.
For example,
if you format a row on your worksheet for a row height of 20, the height of
this row on the printout from one printer may be slightly larger or smaller
than the height of this row on the printout from a different
printer.CAUSE This behavior occurs because Microsoft Excel uses the ratio
of the height of the Normal style screen font to the height of the font that is
printed. Excel applies this ratio to the row height on the printout. For
example, when you print a worksheet with a row height of 20, the value 20 is
multiplied by this ratio to determine the printed row height. Because different
printers use different fonts, this ratio depends on the printer you use.
Therefore, the same worksheet is printed with a slightly different row height
on one printer than on a another printer.
Note Row height in Microsoft Excel is measured in points (one point
equals approximately 1/72 of an inch).
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/18/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbprint KB214278 |
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