nursejeff wrote on Monday, June 25, 2012:
Can someone instruct me on how to fix the printing alignment of items on the CMS Form 1500.
Specifically, the bottom section box 25-33b is printing one line too high.
We are getting rejections because there is no number in line 32a and 33a because they are too high.
Thank you.
Jeff Guillory
NP Health Clinic
yehster wrote on Monday, June 25, 2012:
Not sure if this is your specific problem, but you need to make sure that for size option you choose “Actual Size” and not “Fit” or Shrink or Scale in your printer properties.
cerber98 wrote on Wednesday, June 27, 2012:
In addition to selecting “Actual Size” under print properties in Adobe Reader (as mentioned above), also make sure that the left and the top margins are set correctly for your printer (as I found out, it varies based on the specific printer being used). You may need to run a few test claims.
kevmccor wrote on Wednesday, June 27, 2012:
If you are on Linux, the xpdf program does better than okular for this in my experience. Also check the Administration | Globals | Miscellaneous | Print Command
lpr-cups -P <printer queue name> -o cpi=10 -o lpi=6 -o page-left=72 -o page-top=72kevmccor wrote on Wednesday, June 27, 2012:
Sorry, I don’t think the print command has anything to do with it - it’s too early
nursejeff wrote on Wednesday, June 27, 2012:
We have a Windows based system using Firefox. I played with the print settings. I went to the properties on my printer and removed the page “scaling.” This is working. Evidently when Windows or printer setting try to “shrink to fit” or “Fit to paper size” it messes everything up.
It should work now.
Jeff Guillory
NP Health Clinic
fsgl wrote on Sunday, May 19, 2013:
For the occasional times that a paper claim must be submitted and when it is impossible to adjust the margins either from the PDF reader or from the printer, here is freeware which does not leave a watermark: PDFill Free PDF Tools.
It can be downloaded from C|NET and used for multiple .pdf files. It was scanned with anti-virus before installation.
Use Tool #4. Crop the file in the direction in which it needs to move; i.e., if the form needs to go down 1/8", crop the bottom margin by 1/8". Sometimes it is necessary to clear the field and type in 0.125" to get the crop; cannot just type .125 between the existing zero and inch symbol.
Only the paid versions of the PDF readers have this utility, so don’t spend time trying to figure out how to move the margins with the free readers. It works with Adobe and Foxit.
There are 14 other tools in this download.