Printing Spreadsheets

Question

     In Numbers 09 I had one very long but simple spreadsheet that became very slow to function. Upon the advice of Yvan Koenig I divided it into two s/s's with about the same amount of entries. It is very simple s/s, using column a for words and column b for definitions. Although they both look fine, the first one prints correctly, the second one does not.
     To print the one that prints correctly I go to the bottom left and click the small icon to the right of the "100%" and portrait view and adjust the content scale to 78% {to make it properly fit the page}. I click print and all works well. At the top left it says "sheet 1", "34 pages" and beneath it, "table 1"
      After I open the second s/s and click the icon to the right of the "100%" and portrait view something different happens. On the left side of the sheet is column a {with the words beneath it} and to the right and separated is column b {with the definitions beneath it}. On the upper top left it reads "sheet 1', "74 pages" and "table 2". When I activate the printer, it begins by incorrectly printing only column b, not correctly by printing column a and column b on the same page. I note that if I reduce the content scale to 60% it will print both columns on the same page, but the resultant text is too small.
     Is there a simple fix to this that can be explained to me in simple language? Thanks again.

Answer 1

"On the s/s (Table) that does not work properly, it shows position  at 0 inches. width is 11.51 inches..."
The default margin settings on US Letter, portrait orientation Numbers document are 0.75 inches left and right, leaving 7.00 inches of printable space between the margins.
7.00 is 60.82% of the 11.51 inch width of your table, which would explain why it must be reduced to 60% of it's original size before it fits onto a single page width. Until it is made that small, both columns will not fit onto the single page, so Numbers moves the 'extra' column onto a second page.
With the page orientation set to Landscape, the left and right margins leave 9.50 inches of printing width, still not enough to fit the full width of the table onto a single page. But  9.50 is 82.54% of 11.51, which is much closer to the 78% you mention in your initial post.
Perhaps the difference between the two is that you have them on different sheets, and have chosen Landscape orientation for the first and Portrait orientation for the second.
Regards,
Barry