Printer Font size

[srtony1946]

How can I make my printer print a larger font size?

[Google]

Ok, first of all, what are you wanting to print in a larger size?? And what program are you using to create/load your text document.  You could just change the text size within your document. Like in Microsoft Word or whatever program you are using.

I don't know why this question was even asked, because it really makes no sense if you think about it.

[ChrisXPPro]

Normally it should print at the size set up within the file you submit for printing.

If a word doc for example with a 12 pt font - that is what the printer should reproduce.

Unless you have some obscure postscript settings I'd expect usual true type fonts to print as per the document in which they were used and sized.

If useful - what printer - what document/documents??  Etc  

If want larger printing fonts then set that in document methinks.

[Broni]

The only case, when printer will print different font size, than in original document, is if paper size is set incorrectly. Other than that, printer doesn't control font size.

[srtony1946]

Well All I know Is when my printer prints  the text or letters  are always small. Even when the text that I am printing Is large. Now I know somethings wrong here. My printer Is a HP Laserjet P1006.

[soybean]

I agree with other comments that font size is normally controlled through whatever software application you're printing from, but you might try this.  Go to Control Panel, Printers and Faxes, right click on your printer and select Printing Preferences, if available.  Take a look there for any setting that might affect your printing.  You might need to experiment with settings, but make note of your original settings so that you can return to them if necessary.

[Broni]

Did you check paper size?

[srtony1946]

My Paper size is 8.5 by 11 Is this normal? And How do I change?.

[soybean]

My Paper size is 8.5 by 11 Is this normal?

Yep, that's normal. 

And How do I change?.

Where are you seeing the paper size, in your software?

Well All I know Is when my printer prints  the text or letters  are always small.

Printing from what, what software?

[srtony1946]

No software! I get the same result no matter what or where I print. Everything I try to print Is so small I can hardly read it. As far as how I got page size-I went to printing preferences.

[drmsucks]

I don't know why this question was even asked, because it really makes no sense if you think about it.

Please disregard the above - it is not reflective of the attitude of the majority of posters on the Computer Hope forum.

Check your manual - is there a front panel manual override for font size?

EDIT: Is this a new problem? Has the printer ever printed in the 'right' font?

[srtony1946]

I will check my manual, But I would Kindly like to thank (drmsucks) For his comments about attitude of people that post comments. I thought that comment from ( Mr Google)was very rude and unnecessary.  That's what this forum Is for, A help topic. I may be a novice when It comes to computers, But Don't you dare insult my intelligence!

[larrye]

srtony one way I do it copy what you want printed paste it in note or word pad there you can change the font size to what ever and print it from there.I've always had that small print when I print from the web..

[srtony1946]

Thanks larrye, Yes You are right about this, I contacted my Vender (HP). They say Its my Internet explorer and to try firefox. But I like Internet Explorer better( And I do not want to hear why firefox Is better) They did not tell me how to fix but It prints ok on wordpad and notepad.

[srtony1946]

 OK I solved the problem. I GOOGLED This web page.[http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/shrunk.mspx And Found out that you can perform a process called Print Scaling.  It worked, END OF PROBLEM!b][/b]