There is a lot more to printing loan documents than simply turning on the printer and clicking on a few tabs on the computer screen.
WYSIAWYG (What you see isn't always what you get)
I noticed that the margins on the HUD Settlement Statement were cut off:
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You can still make out what the words are supposed to be. And all of the numbers came out.
But that's not good enough.
I checked the computer file. Sometimes the document was scanned that way, and there's nothing that you can do about it. But there is nothing wrong with the document:
There is a way to correct this error. I will change the page scaling on the printer settings. I originally had it set at 'None'. This is the preferred setting for printing documents. We don't want to shrink any of the fonts on the Deed of Trust:
But for the HUD Settlement Statement, I want to get everything on the page. So I change the settings:
This is the result:
All of the letters printed out.
I could have left the document the way it was. The borrowers probably wouldn't have noticed or cared. You can still see the numbers. That's all that matters. Right? Wrong.
Notary signing agents strive for perfection.
Another great post, Leon!
I do this and have my permanant print options, scaling, set to "Fit to Paper".
I still have to double check because some packages need to be set to "Auto Center" and some do not.
It is less expensive to check these things before hitting print than the print and have to re-print or worse yet, get the closing and the docs be printed off the edges.
Have noticed bold, all cap reminders here lately from the title companies to do this as 'many of you notaries" are not checking your print settings.