Drop shadow on text is printing in wrong location but looks fine on the actual pdf.

Hi, Im working on a postcard with text that has a dropshadow. Everything appears as it should on the pdf, but once printed the drop shadow is no longer aligned correctly and moves about 3 inches to the left when printed - ruinging the design. What could cause this issue? Thank you.

Are you printing the pdf from the Acrobat Pro, Reader, Illustrator? What happens if you print the .ai to your printer. What printer are you sending to?

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