Lexmark Z2420: How to "nudge" margins

solar456 · 07-08-2009, 02:24 PM

Lexmark Z2420: How to "nudge" margins to align a pre-printed form so the boxes are filled in correctly. CMS 1500 health insurance form
Thanks

**kev1952** · 07-09-2009, 03:16 AM

What you want is a very fiddly thing to do and is done by software, not by "tweaking" the printer. If it's a one off and you know the EXACT positioning of the fields then you can simply use the TAB or Space Bar to move the input to wherever you want. You don't say how you obtained the forms. Are they simply paper forms or have you downloaded them in one of the more popular formats (pdf, doc etc..)? Many of these types of forms can be downloaded and filled in using pre-positioned fields - perhaps yours are like that?

If they are paper then an option would be to scan the document and create a template for the form in Word or similar. You could then fill it in and print it out normally. A bit more detailed info would make things a lot easier to help you (perhaps with a link to the forms if they are online).

solar456 · 09-24-2009, 08:06 PM

Kev, thank you for several helpful ideas. As you mentioned, it was in the billing program that I set the margins for that particular form. Thanks for replying

07-08-2009, 02:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
solar456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 OS: winxp sp2	Lexmark Z2420: How to "nudge" margins Lexmark Z2420: How to "nudge" margins to align a pre-printed form so the boxes are filled in correctly. CMS 1500 health insurance form Thanks

07-09-2009, 03:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
kev1952 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Townsville, Australia Posts: 1,007 OS: Win Vista Home Premium	Re: Lexmark Z2420: How to "nudge" margins What you want is a very fiddly thing to do and is done by software, not by "tweaking" the printer. If it's a one off and you know the EXACT positioning of the fields then you can simply use the TAB or Space Bar to move the input to wherever you want. You don't say how you obtained the forms. Are they simply paper forms or have you downloaded them in one of the more popular formats (pdf, doc etc..)? Many of these types of forms can be downloaded and filled in using pre-positioned fields - perhaps yours are like that? If they are paper then an option would be to scan the document and create a template for the form in Word or similar. You could then fill it in and print it out normally. A bit more detailed info would make things a lot easier to help you (perhaps with a link to the forms if they are online). __________________ Cheers.... Kev *"The Definition of an Upgrade: Take old bugs out, put new ones in."* Please don't send me PM's for support. Post in the forums for everyone to benefit.

09-24-2009, 08:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
solar456 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17 OS: winxp sp2	Re: Lexmark Z2420: How to "nudge" margins Kev, thank you for several helpful ideas. As you mentioned, it was in the billing program that I set the margins for that particular form. Thanks for replying