Forms like boarding passes,UPS labels print too small

I have two HP OfficeJet 6400 series printers that I use with several computers, laptops and desktops. Even though I have the box checked to print to actual size in the Properties section, when I print forms like boarding passes and UPS labels, they only print in a very small format. I've had UPS reject shipments because of scanning errors and airlines fuss with me because they can't scan at the gate. I've tried everything I can find in the settings and nothing works.

Will the printer print from any app?
I know it sounds like a dumb question, but you didn't actually say... And I admit to looking for software problems on an occasion or two when I had forgotten to plug in cables.
-Noel

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