Mac only prints landscape, won't change orientation

My Mac book pro will not print correctly to my two HP Printers, 8600 and 4630. Seems to want to print in landscape only, and if by chance I can get it to print in Portrait, it leaves about a 3 inch margin and cuts off bottom as if it is still confused and thinks its portrait. I have been with both Apple support and HP support and they are baffled. They even remotely saw for themselves what was happening. How frustrating! If I want something to print correctly I have to print from IPad or Iphone and that works perfectly! I really want a solution so that I can print from my computer.
Weight Loss Coach
www.winningchanges.com

Welcome to the forums winningchanges,
I saw your post about the printing issues you have been experiencing with both of your Officejet 8600 and 4630 models from your Mac computer.
First of all, test the actual printer hardware by making a copy from each unit. If the copies work successfully, the printers test out fine and the issue would be software related.
If the copies are successful we can move on to troubleshooting the Mac.
Please let me know which Mac OS X you're running and also how your printers are connected to your computer. (Ethernet, wireless or USB).
Mac OS X: How Do I Find Which Mac OS X Version Is on My Computer?
Please print from more than one program on your computer and let me know if the printing issue happens if you print from anyone, or is more related to one certain program.
Thank you
R a i n b o w 7000I work on behalf of HP
Click the “Kudos Thumbs Up" at the bottom of this post to say
“Thanks” for helping!
Click “Accept as Solution” if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution!

Similar Messages

IPhone 5 with updated ios8 won't change orientations (landscape vs portrait).

My iPhone five with updated ios8 won't change orientation between landscape and portrait. Does anybody have any suggestions?

Hi lmilesfromnowhere,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!
There may be a couple of different things I would suggest here. The first thing I would do would be to check and make sure the orientation lock is off.
iOS: Screen does not rotate
If the lock is off and the issue continues, I would recommend restarting your device. If the issue continues after the restart, reset the device.
Turn your iOS device off and on (restart) and reset
Have a great day,
Joe

TS3274 My iPad won't change orientation. What do I do?

My iPad won"t change it's orientation. What do I do?

Is there a lock symbol at the top of the screen next to the battery indicator ? If so, then depending on what you've got Settings > General > Use Side Switch To set to (rotation lock or mute notifications), then you can lock/unlock the rotation by the switch on the right hand side of the iPad, or via the taskbar : double-click the home button; slide from the left; and it's the icon far left; press home again to exit the taskbar. The function that isn't on the side switch is set via the taskbar instead : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4085
If there isn't a lock symbol then try a reset : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.

My iPhone 4S won't change orientation from portrait to landscape even though its portrait orientation is unlocked? I got it two days ago and it has always been this way? Do I need to get a new one or can I fix it?

So it is new (two days old I got it on the 20th of June) and the orientation of the screen will not change from portrait. I have looked at the lock in the multitasking bar and unlocked it and still nothing changes. YouTube, photos, texts, nothing works. Siri has also been blacking out while I use her so do I need a replacement for this defective phone? I got it from RadioShack Thursday. On a totally unrelated note does using your phone while charging it damage the battery? Anyway thanks

Try this
Restart iPhone: Hold down the Sleep/Wake button and the home button together until the apple logo appears (ignore the ON/OFF slider) then let both buttons go and wait for phone to restart (no data will be lost).
Using the phone while charging doesn't create a problem.. I do it all the time

In Lion, Word for Mac only prints last two digits of year

In Snow Leopard, the automatic dates that auto fill in Word for Mac (08, 2011) worked fine...BUT since I 'upgraded' to Lion, (10.7.3) only the last two digits of the year will autofill, EVEN in full date mode...ie, SHOULD BE:
February 21, 2012
BUT auto filled as: February 21, 12
I saw on a MS help site that it's ID'ed as a problem in Lion:
From http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macoffice2008-macword/automatic-dat e-entry-doesnt-enter-entire-year/91793432-006b-4f6a-99fa-cf425266cb84
This was the query:
automatic date entry doesn't enter entire year
Applies To: Office for Mac | Office 2008 for Mac | Word for Mac
When I enter the weekday at the beginning of a sentence, the month, date and year are automatically filled in. However, instead of having the whole years, such as 2011, it only enters the last two digits, such as "11". This is new since an update a month or so ago. I would like to set it back to the original "Friday, November 04, 2011" if possible.
Appreciate any help I can get.
ANSWER:
Its a bug in OSX.7 evidently MS has not rung up Apple and said hey get off your duff and fix this date issue. If you can find a place to send bug report to Apple do so.
So I checked the OSX Lion support site on apple.com and could not find an answer.
Does anyone know how to fix or how to get Apple to fix?
Thank you.

It's a bug, but whether it's a bug for Apple to fix or for Microsoft to fix is unknown. The thread you post is unauthoritative, being only comments by other users who have no more idea as to where the bug really lies (unless an Apple engineer has confirmed a Lion bug, something I've not seen) as any other user does; no one in that thread works for or speaks for either Microsoft nor Apple.
You can comment on the issue to Apple, if you wish:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
but whether it's something they can fix or whether it's Microsoft's problem I can't say.
Regards.

Printer defaults won't change

Friends,
I'm trying to create some new printer presets for printing from Safari. The problem is that the printer always defaults to 4x6. It does so even if I change the default paper size and click "save" for the preset. What am I doing wrong? How can I convince the computer to save the paper type I want?
I have an HP 8450.
Thanks!
Steve

If you go to the "Print & Fax" in "System Preference" you can choose the default paper size on the bottom of the panel.

I can only print emails or anything in landscape orientation Canon MG5420

How do I select portrait orientation everything prints landscape? I am using a MacBook Pro OS x 10.7.5

Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
If you're using the Printer Pro app, you're not going to use AirPrint services.
They are not the same thing.
Are you using the 'Open In' option to get the email into Printer Pro for printing?
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/printer-pro/id393313223?mt=8
Once installed, Printer Pro appears in the "Open In..." list on your device. This lets you print documents from Mail, Safari, ReaddleDocs and many other applications on your iPad that supports this function.
Using "Open In..." approach you can print files from many popular online storages: Dropbox, MobileMe iDisk, GoogleDocs. It just a matter of several taps to download your file via free Dropbox, iDisk or Google Docs application and send it to printer.

Firefox default to printing landscape and can't change it. I am using OSX 10.6.4

At some point in time, FF has decided to print everything in landscape. Chrome and Safari do not have this problem. Under page setup, the orientation is portrait but it will still print landscape.

Firefox 4 versions and later do not run on a PowerPC Mac.
Firefox 4 and later require at least OS X 10.5 and an Intel Mac.
* http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/8.0/system-requirements/
For an unofficial Firefox 8 compatible version (TenFourFox) that runs on PowerPC Macs with OS X 10.4.11 or OS X 10.5.8 you can look at:
* http://www.floodgap.com/software/tenfourfox/
* http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/37761/tenfourfox
* http://code.google.com/p/tenfourfox/wiki/PluginsNoLongerSupported
Firefox 3.6.x (Mac OS X 10.4 and later) can be found here:
* http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html
* http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/3.6/system-requirements/

My Epson photo 1280 will only print 1/2 of a page from a document in Pages program. First print was fine. Have printed out a Mac templet and printer does same thing. Cleaned heads, checked nozzels etc. Any ideas?

My Epson photo 1280 will only print 1/2 of a page from a document in Pages program. First print was fine. Have printed out a Mac templet and printer does same thing. Cleaned heads, checked nozzels etc. Any ideas?

Hello, I have exactly the same problem. I could have written the same text. And I have'nt found solutions. Except, perhaps, change this printer (and quit HP?).
Any suggestions would be really much appreciated.
Thank you for your possible responses.

Adobe ReaderX will only print in landscape

I updated to adobereaderX (free version) in the last few days. Now all my pdf documents will only print in "landscape".
Word docs are not affected.
On checking, my Brother printer seems to be working fine and the printer orientation settings are correct (ie set to portraite).
How can I fix this?
Brother suggested I remove adobe reader and reinstal.

Are these documents created in landscape or portrait format?
What is your Reader/Print setting for landscape/portrait?

Hp photosmart 7150 only prints black and white with mac

My hp photosmart 7150 only prints black and white with mac. I have tried installing and uninstalling, installing drivers, but no change.

Hi,
You did not mentioned your Mac OS X version, however I assume you have one of the latest versions.
The Photosmart 7150 is not supported on Mac OS X v10.6, v10.7, v10.8 or v10.9 and therefore it is more than likely that there are no drivers for your OS and the used Generic Driver only provide B&W printing.
Although it is not officially supported you may check 3rd party solutions such as the 3rd party HP-IJS print drivers which list your printer as supported.
Be sure to install any of the 3 required downloads, then click the plus sign under Printers & Scanners, click the Use drop down and click on Select Printer Software.
Search for your printer model form the list and select the driver, I believe that may work:
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/macosx/hpijs
Although it only list up to 10.8 (Mountain Lion) it should also work on Mavericks from my experience.
Hope that may help,
Shlomi
Say thanks by clicking the Kudos thumb up in the post.
If my post resolve your problem please mark it as an Accepted Solution

Mac air will only print current page

My mac air will only print the current page, this happens on several different printers. I tried to change the printer options to all pages etc, doesnt work

Hi LHP66, For further assistance, I will need some more information: What is the name of the program you are printing from?Does this happen with any other programs when printing?What happens when you make a copy with the printer? Copy Text or Mixed Documents. Can you take a screenshot and post it on here? How to take and post a screenshot on HP Support Forum.What solutions have you tried? Once I know these answers, I will do some further research for you! Hope to hear from you soon! “Please click the Thumbs up icon below to thank me for responding.”

Documents only print in landscape mode even when portrait is designated. How do I fix this?

Documents will only print in landscape mode when portrait is disignated

How about changing the printer and printing something, then close Firefox and then restart your operating system? See if that helps ....
I am curious why you need two separate versions of the same printer installed. Is one used on a USB connection and the other part of a network configuration or wireless? If both are network or wireless, are they using a different IP address on the network they are on?
The only time I have seen a similar problem with Firefox not wanting to default to the "last used" printer was with a USB inkjet and a network connected laserjet (Brother) - the laserjet would go to "sleep" (energy saving mode) and Firefox would switch to the inkjet every time the laserjet was asleep. That problem was eventually solved when the USB inkjet was replaced by a "network" connected inkjet - still can't understand why that made the difference, though.

Landscape-only printing

I seem to have the opposite problem of the many Leopard-users who can't get their printers to print landscape. My new iMac will print ONLY landscape format out of Safari and Mail, unless I go into the preferences of each program and click the portrait button. This happens no matter which brand of printer we send the job to, so it has nothing to do with our Canon, Konica or HP drivers.
Is there any way to make "portrait" the default setting for all print jobs? It's not a huge hassle to reset the prefs every time I want to print something from Safari or Mail, but I'd rather not have to bother.

I have the same problem. Did you ever find a fix? It's really annoying to continuously having to change the layout of the page in every app!

My printer only prints in landscape form, it is set to portrait

my printer only prints in landscape form, it is set to portrait

Hi vicky611,
Does it print in landscape orientation exclusively from one program, or one device?
If I have solved your issue, please feel free to provide kudos and make sure you mark this thread as solution provided!
Although I work for HP, my posts and replies are my own opinion and not those of HP.

Mac only prints landscape, won't change orientation

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for