topic Re: Scale Problems in Mapping Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/scale-problems/m-p/138588#M1598 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>thank you it was in the page setup!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:55:41 GMT TracyHutchens 2012-04-20T17:55:41Z Scale Problems https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/scale-problems/m-p/138586#M1596 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Hello, </SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>we have archmap10, and when we put a scale on a map then print it, and then put a scale on it, it does not measure true. its about 1/16 off. like we have a scale set to 1in=500ft, but when we put a ruler on the scale it 1 inch is really 15/16. any idea why, is it a setting that i have set or something else?</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>thanks for your time,</SPAN><BR /><SPAN>tracy</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:07:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/scale-problems/m-p/138586#M1596 TracyHutchens 2012-04-20T15:07:21Z Re: Scale Problems https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/scale-problems/m-p/138587#M1597 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Are you attempting to print from layout view or data view?&nbsp; Make sure your printer settings are not scaling the map to fit to the printer paper, or you are overriding your scale settings in ArcMap.</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:40:57 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/scale-problems/m-p/138587#M1597 DanielErklauer 2012-04-20T15:40:57Z Re: Scale Problems https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/scale-problems/m-p/138588#M1598 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>thank you it was in the page setup!</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:55:41 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/mapping-questions/scale-problems/m-p/138588#M1598 TracyHutchens 2012-04-20T17:55:41Z