is only a certain length, and width. The printer reduces the available space that it will print on by setting an invisible margin around the document, top and bottom, left and right. If it did not do this, the print head might sometimes print right off the page.
But that margin, (let's say it is an inch wide all round), is still usable by the Word Processor as it can over-ride the printer default settings.
But it throws up a warning if it is about to do so.
So if you are continuously getting this error message, it is the document(s) you are trying to print that is wrongly formatted, and you need to look again at what you are trying to print.
Mark
I get the following error message when trying to print a document from my word program. "the margins of section 1 are outside the printable area of page." When I adjusted the margains, I still get the same error message. I have an HP Printer

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