{paper-size} is about dealing with (above all, changing) the paper size. A popular package is {geometry}.
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2answers
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Why does pdflatex/dinbrief produce a US letter page for this input?
I want to write a simple letter using the dinbrief class but cannot get it to produce a DIN A4 page. The minimal example is this:
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper]{dinbrief}
\usepackage{german}
...
6
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2answers
166 views
How to make an image for backgrounds with exact A4 dimensions?
In order to make a background image that fits the page perfectly, I have tried two things. The first is to use a document class where the dimensions of the page can be set to that of A4, which ...
2
votes
1answer
59 views
Arbitrary Paper Size in ConTeXt?
I would like to typeset a document into a single-page PDF that may be a meter long. Clearly this is not a A4, A5, A6 page size.
Is it possible to specify arbitrary page sizes, like with the geometry ...
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vote
2answers
71 views
How to use A4 instead of letterpaper?
I am working with a template which uses letterpage. Yet I need it to be A4.
\documentclass[10pt,letterpaper]{article}
\usepackage[letterpaper,margin=0.75in]{geometry}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
...
6
votes
1answer
85 views
Shrink margins by reducing paper size
Often we are forced to write our manuscripts with a specific style file or document class, which sometimes has ridiculously large margins. Is there an easy way to work out how to shrink the paper size ...
0
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0answers
121 views
Set margins of A3 landscape site with KOMA-Script [closed]
in my A4 document, I inserted few a3 landscape pages for extra large graphics, using the \KOMAOptions-command. Unfortunately, the margins of the resulting A3 page are quite large, and I wonder how to ...
1
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0answers
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\includepdf in A3 format
I am creating an A4 document and I need to insert a longtable in A3 into this document.
I have created a document for this:
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[margin=2cm,landscape,a3paper]{geometry}
...
5
votes
1answer
53 views
Access paper dimensions
How can I access the paper dimension that are in use when compiling a document? In other words, I am looking for a command that returns the width and height of the paper used (so that the returned ...
2
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0answers
52 views
Problems in customizing Memoir page size
I have followed the suggestions proposed in:
Customizing Page Size in Memoir
to customize Memoir page size, and although the page size changes, the text block doesn't fit the page. It seems that the ...
5
votes
1answer
228 views
How can I get US letter output from KOMA-script's scrlttr2 class?
I use KOMA-script for most everything, including correspondence. This is painless when I am using A4 paper, but when I try to use US letter, the problems start.
With the scrartcl class, ...
1
vote
0answers
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Thesis paper format and bibliography issues!
I'll try to be as clear as possible.
I use texshop 2.47 on my Mac with bibdesk. So far I wrote an article for ACS journal with their package. At the moment I'm working on my PhD thesis. I found this ...
2
votes
1answer
67 views
Fit a page to table
How can I fit a page to show an entire table (all I've seen here is the opposed, fit the table size to the page size. But, as I'll not print the result, I want to do the opposite)
This is a sample of ...
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2answers
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Create an exceptional A3 page within an A4-based report
I created a picture within a tool that fits exactly in an A3 page. However I need to place this picture within an report that has A4 pages by default. The picture contains lots of information so I ...
5
votes
1answer
303 views
MiKTeX “default papersize” setting
Now MiKTeX has the following setting:
I have it set to A4 (A4size) all the time. But I don't really understand what this setting is supposed to do. When I compile
\documentclass{book}
...
9
votes
1answer
391 views
Printing on A4 - standard classes vs. KOMA-Script classes
As I'm located in Europe the standard paper size is A4. So far I was normally using either \documentclass[a4paper]{article} or even simply \documentclass{article}. Recently I spotted sections (1.1) ...
4
votes
1answer
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How to print DIN C4-size envelopes?
I would like to print a DIN C4-size envelope with FROMADRESS and TOADRESS (according to DIN). But I haven't found a solution implemented already in scrlttr2. Is there an easy solution?
1
vote
0answers
114 views
Beamer for letter size paper
My daughter is in high school and is working on a science project. She has really enjoyed writing the paper in LaTeX. Now, she has to make a tri-fold presentation of the major points. In the past, ...
3
votes
1answer
109 views
Why should I avoid the a4 and aeguill packages?
In this answer am I being told, that I shouldn't use the a4 and the aeguill packages.
Why should I do that, and what should I use instead?
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votes
6answers
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Generating smartphone-readable pdf
Often my students want to look at my lecture notes on their phones. Obviously no one wants to do that routinely, but it is often convenient if you do not have a paper copy to hand and you just want ...
4
votes
0answers
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Figure on A3 page within A4 document
In my dissertation, I got some diagrams that don't fit a single (horizontal) A4 page. Hence I decided to print them on A3 pages that might be unfolded when reading. I followed the instructions in ...
3
votes
2answers
215 views
How do I get letter sized paper when I am using the res.cls margin option
Here is the first part of my code sorry I'm new to TeX but this is really annoying me
also using the geometry package doesn't work and neither does
\documentclass[margin, letterpaper]{res}
...
...
% ...
9
votes
3answers
779 views
What are LaTeX templates for A5 booklets?
I am trying to produce a A5 size booklet. You might have seen these old small A5 size math books, with large size text in every page. They are very comfortable on the eyes to read and handy to hold.
...
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votes
3answers
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Foldable DIN A0 page within normal document
This question is somewhat similar to this question: Insert foldable A3 pages in an A4 document with active references
However it's not completely the same.
I want to have a foldable DIN A1/DIN A0 ...
5
votes
1answer
118 views
How to create \pagebreak-like command that actually "breaks'' the page?
I want to create a \pagebreak variant that reduces the page (in which the \pagebreak was made) size so that there's NO (besides bottom margin) blank space after the page break. Is that even possible ...
1
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0answers
58 views
Output a document containing a single vertical-infinite page [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Automate Fixed Width Page, length > some minimum length, but only as long as needed
Is there a way to output a document containing a SINGLE page (that contains the ...
5
votes
1answer
343 views
Pocket book size for novel (10.8 x 17.5 cm)
Since a time I only use LaTeX for my writing requirements, for maths, histories, scripts, but this time I want to send a novel to a service like bubok or lulu or whatever that prints books to have it ...
12
votes
2answers
352 views
How to convert a png into pdf using LaTeX?
I have a larger png image: width is 5400 pixels and height is 3850 pixels. I need to transform it into a pdf file in SPA3 size, which means 320mm x 450mm. Is there a way to do it with LaTeX? What I ...
6
votes
1answer
550 views
Multiple copies of short page on one sheet of paper
Suppose you have a short document (including a fancy header) which occupies only a small part of a DIN A4 page, like in this example:
\documentclass[a4paper, 12pt]{article}
...
0
votes
0answers
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Automatically resize length of page so all content is on one long page [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a way to make “page” size match document length?
I wish to generate a PDF report on one long page. (There is no intention of ever printing this page.) I am able ...
0
votes
0answers
66 views
A5 document including landscape tables [closed]
I have my book file in a4 format. I'd like to turn it into a5. I used landscaped longtables and I understand the geometry package would not let me use those. Any suggestions?
1
vote
0answers
51 views
Print a document with exam class so that it can be folded into a book [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Printing a book
Is there a method when printing on a5paper with exam class so that it comes out like a book?
Folding down the middle, and have it print the pages in ...
1
vote
1answer
111 views
How to make document custom page dimensions?
I have seen the options such as a4paper, a5paper, letterpaper, etc... to go in the square brackets after \documentclass, but what I want is 8.25 inches width by 10.75 inches height for one document ...
2
votes
1answer
170 views
Is it possible to convert a beamer presentation directly to an a0 Poster?
Suppose I have a Beamer presentation with 20 slides, and I need to make a poster out of them in 5 minutes.
Is it possible to have Beamer output the slides into a 5x4 grid on an a0 sized pdf?
I'm ...
2
votes
1answer
160 views
Slight discrepancy in left/right margins
This is what I'm using:
\usepackage[paper=a4paper,twoside=true,lmargin=4cm,rmargin=4cm,bindingoffset=0cm]{geometry}
For some reasons, when I print out my document, there seems to be a slight 1-2mm ...
4
votes
1answer
718 views
Proper page size for slides
I'm just going to use the standard article class to create my slides manually.
The question is, what pagesize is appropriate, and why? Should I take into account my projector's resolution and/or the ...
0
votes
1answer
119 views
How can I resize the page that a wide table can fit?
I am trying to make this table to fit on my page with those sizes: non-standard paper size: width 28 cm, height 20 cm.Margins be set exactly in order to have the area available for text 27.5 cm wide ...
6
votes
2answers
1k views
Printing A6 on A4 paper
Yesterday I encountered a problem with printing an A6 pdf document (which I created using LaTeX).
The Printing shop did not have A6 sheets, so they took the print out on an A4, which turned out ...
3
votes
0answers
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How to repeat the page-contents on the same page [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Multiple copies of short page on one sheet of paper
I am a school teacher. I have the following need. I have to distribute a large number of quizzes to about 200 ...
5
votes
0answers
133 views
Page size problem [closed]
I am writting my thesis book in LaTeX and I have a problem with the page size.
This is my preamble:
\documentclass[11pt,a5paper,headinclude=true,footinclude=true]{scrbook}
...
2
votes
1answer
165 views
Change paper size in journal document class
I'm using this journal's style files and I can see that the .cls file defines paper size as a4paper in the following line:
\ExecuteOptions{a4paper,twoside,final}
However, compiling any document ...
8
votes
1answer
1k views
Can \documentclass{minimal} create documents with nonstandard page sizes?
I need to create a document for a square piece of paper. I've been trying to use \documentclass{minimal}, but it doesn't work.
This is my code:
\documentclass{minimal}
\special{papersize=14in,14in}
...
19
votes
5answers
830 views
Wrong A4 measurements?
I noticed that the paper size invoked by a4paper is not working right in my examples:
\documentclass[a4paper,11pt,oneside]{article}
\begin{document}
Test
\end{document}
I checked with Preview.app ...
1
vote
0answers
159 views
Printing Checks with Latex [closed]
This is my first time working with Latex and I'm using Texmaker to create it in. I was hoping to find some GUI Editing tool that kind of let me drag and drop things where I wanted them but couldn't ...
11
votes
3answers
176 views
Arithmetic in arguments to the geometry package
I'd like to use the geometry package to auto-crop the output of my LaTeX (so that it looks bigger on-screen as I'm editing). I have found a way to remove the margins completely and brutally:
...
0
votes
1answer
301 views
acm sig-alternate.cls right margin smaller than left
i downloaded the Tighter Alternate style file and tex from http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates
but when i download the style file and tex file and compile it at on my computer, ...
11
votes
2answers
853 views
What's the absolute largest paper size permissible with pdflatex?
I've had occasion to typeset extraordinarily large matrices, which I didn't seriously expect anyone to expect in detail (without a computer) or print, but I needed it to be obvious that they were ...
6
votes
2answers
334 views
“Double use” of a4paper (geometry/KOMA)?
In my preamble, should I give the a4paper option just once or twice, i. e. once for the KOMA-script document class (scrartcl) and once for geometry? Is this redundant or does scrartcl need the option ...
11
votes
1answer
440 views
What is bleed, and how do I achieve it?
I am going to print business cards that I've created using LaTeX, and when I contacted the print company and asked what they needed for the print, they answered that they needed a "pdf with the ...
5
votes
1answer
467 views
Whats the appropriate paper size command with xelatex these days?
i am trying to use xelatex from the mactex 2012 package to build a paper at DIN A4 paper size.
using any of the following commands does not do the trick, it keeps set at 21,59 × 27,94 cm which is ...
9
votes
3answers
475 views
a4paper, where should I declare it? In document class or geometry?
I currently have an article document class and I previously changed it to include printing on A4 paper:
\documentclass[12pt, a4paper]{article}
However, I had to change my margins to meet my ...
