A TIFF image is not scaled to print on the whole page when you use the "Fit to page" print option in the Microsoft Office Document Imaging program in Office 2003

Consider the following scenario. You print a small Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) image by using the Microsoft Office Document Imaging program in Microsoft Office 2003. When you use the Fit to page print option in the Print dialog box, the image is not scaled to print on the whole page.

This problem was first fixed in a hotfix that is now contained in a service pack. If you installed the latest Office 2003 service pack, you do not have to install the hotfix.

Service pack information

This problem is corrected in Office 2003 Service Pack 2.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Office 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

After you install the service pack, follow the steps that are listed in the "More Information" section to set the AlternateFitToPage registry key and to enable the hotfix.

Hotfix information

How to obtain the hotfix

This issue is fixed in the Office 2003 post-Service Pack 1 Hotfix Package that is dated March 9, 2005. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

After you install this hotfix, follow the steps that are listed in the "More Information" section to set the AlternateFitToPage registry key and to enable the hotfix.

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

This problem was first corrected in Office 2003 Service Pack 2.

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To enable this hotfix, follow these steps:

1. Quit Document Imaging.
2. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate and then click to select the following registry key:
   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\MODI
4. After you select the key that is specified in step 3, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click DWORD Value.
5. Type AlternateFitToPage, and then press ENTER.
6. Right-click AlternateFitToPage, and then click Modify.
7. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
8. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.