Charts Do Not Appear or Appear Small

Owned by Paul Petrin
Last updated: Jan 29, 2024

Basic Pareto Chart, Basic Histogram, EZ Pivot Charts Appear Small, Warped, or Cut Off

The following issue is caused by incorrect printer settings in Excel:

In the above scenario, a label printer was selected as the default. To resolve this change printer settings in Excel:

  1. Click Excel's File menu:



  2. Click (1) Print and (2) select the printer:



  3. Choose an alternate, more suitable printer:



    If no valid printers exist, choose Microsoft Print to PDF:

  4. Ensure Normal Margins are selected:

The default printer can also be changed in Windows by following Microsoft's instructions here.



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