
In this tutorial you 'll find detailed instructions to fix the wrong size printed output (Margins) when printing from Word 2013 or Word 2016. The problem is occurred for many documents that printed fine in the past, using the same printer driver at the same machine.

In fact, the printed document is smaller than the original and all margins are wrong. If parts of the picture that you want to keep are magenta (marked for removal), select Mark Areas to Keep, then use the drawing pencil to mark areas on the picture that you want to keep.įor parts of the picture that you want to remove that are not yet magenta, select Mark Areas to Remove, then use the drawing pencil to mark those areas to remove.Recently, I upgraded a client's computer from Office 2003 to Office 2013 and the following strange problem is occurred when printing from Word 2013: The print Preview looks OK, but the printer output is different and wrong. The default background area is colored magenta to mark it for removal, while the foreground retains its natural coloring. You might have to double-click the picture to select it and open the Picture Format tab. If you don't see Remove Background or the Picture Format tab, make sure that you've selected a picture. Select the Picture Format tab of the ribbon, then select Remove Background. If you want to save the image in a separate file for later use, right-click the image and select Save as Picture, then save the file on your device.

The magenta areas of the image are removed, leaving a transparent background. If parts of the picture that you want to keep are magenta (marked for removal), select Mark Areas to Keep, then use the free-form drawing pencil to mark areas on the picture that you want to keep.įor parts of the picture that you want to remove that are not yet magenta, select Mark Areas to Remove, then use the drawing pencil to mark those areas. Next, on the toolbar, go to Background Removal and do one or both of the following:

The default background area will be colored magenta to mark it for removal, while the foreground will retain its natural coloring. If you don't see Remove Background, make sure you have selected a picture. On the toolbar, select Picture Format > Remove Background, or Format > Remove Background. Select the picture that you want to remove the background from.
