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How do I set a custom page size in Excel
I have the US version of MS Office 2003, but I'm now living in Japan where
they use metric size papers. This is fine if I want to use B5/A4/A5 size paper, but what I'm looking for is B4 or A1 or some of those other sized papers. Why won't Excel let me set custom page size dimensions since it doesn't have a preset for these sizes? |
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Ben, I usually set my current printer to one that has the paper size required, then the sheet size is simply selected from there. Ben Swift Wrote: I have the US version of MS Office 2003, but I'm now living in Japan where they use metric size papers. This is fine if I want to use B5/A4/A5 size paper, but what I'm looking for is B4 or A1 or some of those other sized papers. Why won't Excel let me set custom page size dimensions since it doesn't have a preset for these sizes? -- Bryan Hessey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bryan Hessey's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=21059 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=398032 |
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I'm not sure I follow exactly. I have an Okidata 14e, which supports those
metric page sizes, but I'm not sure what you mean by setting the printer to use one of those paper sizes? I may be missing your point. Ben "Bryan Hessey" wrote: Ben, I usually set my current printer to one that has the paper size required, then the sheet size is simply selected from there. Ben Swift Wrote: I have the US version of MS Office 2003, but I'm now living in Japan where they use metric size papers. This is fine if I want to use B5/A4/A5 size paper, but what I'm looking for is B4 or A1 or some of those other sized papers. Why won't Excel let me set custom page size dimensions since it doesn't have a preset for these sizes? -- Bryan Hessey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bryan Hessey's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=21059 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=398032 |
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Hi Ben, I just installed the driver for the 14e, after re-reading your questoin. To set a papersize the system follws the print device, and not manyy printers can print odd size paper, so only standard sizes are generally available. Adobe PDFWriter (and probably any .pdf printer/writer) are printers that will accept custom sizes, though I'm not sure many standard printers will. A printer such as the Electrasoft NT Print to Fax shows a wide variety of paper options. Ben Swift Wrote: I'm not sure I follow exactly. I have an Okidata 14e, which supports those metric page sizes, but I'm not sure what you mean by setting the printer to use one of those paper sizes? I may be missing your point. Ben "Bryan Hessey" wrote: Ben, I usually set my current printer to one that has the paper size required, then the sheet size is simply selected from there. Ben Swift Wrote: I have the US version of MS Office 2003, but I'm now living in Japan where they use metric size papers. This is fine if I want to use B5/A4/A5 size paper, but what I'm looking for is B4 or A1 or some of those other sized papers. Why won't Excel let me set custom page size dimensions since it doesn't have a preset for these sizes? -- Bryan Hessey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bryan Hessey's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=21059 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=398032 -- Bryan Hessey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bryan Hessey's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=21059 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=398032 |
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