small printing.

[ivanoe]

Good Morning i am having a problem with my printer  it prints about the same size as this. i use Abiword, and i can put any size i want in,
,from 2 to 40  approx.it prints about number 8 even if i have it on 28.when i type it on the screen  on say 20 it is huge,but it still prints small.
i have a Brother J315W.only had it 6 months  .it has printed correctly in the past i don't know why it isn't now. also when i try it on print preview.it so small i can't read it.have you any advice ,anything i can try.your help would be appreciated.

[Geek-9pm]

ivanoe, please give more information about your Operating system. Is it Windows 7 64 bit?  Did you recently install new programs?  Has there been any thing else odd or notable about your computer?
Is the printer still under warranty?

You say  Abiword is the program you normally use to write documents. Has it been recently updated?

(Note to others: Abiword is a world class program with good reviews, and it is free.)

[ivanoe]

Thanks for the reply Geek-9pm.i am running windows 7 64bit. and i did install a program recently called (EXPAT SHIELD,some sort of security programme i was told.i don't know about Abiword being updated, it might have been.  and yes the printer is still under warranty.

[patio]

What happens if you do it from Print Preview ? ?
Does it retain the size settings ? ?

[Geek-9pm]

EXPAT SHIELD is not something, IMHO, you really need. Also, not everybody has good things to say about it.
See if you can remove it and got back to an earlier point using nsystem restsore.