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<sect1 id="page-format">
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<sect1info>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<firstname>Mike</firstname>
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<surname>McBride</surname>
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</author>
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</authorgroup>
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</sect1info>
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<title>Formatting the Page</title>
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<para>Before delving into the specifics of formatting a page in &kword;, remember that
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&kword; has two separate types of documents: Text Oriented and Page Layout.
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Please review <link
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linkend="wp-vs-dtp">The difference between Text Oriented and Page Layout Documents</link>,
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if the differences are still unclear.</para>
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<para>This section of the manual is divided into two sub-parts, one for
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<link linkend="wp-page-format">Text Oriented</link>, the other for <link linkend="dtp-page-format">Page Layout</link>.</para>
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<sect2 id="wp-page-format">
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<title> Formatting the Page (Text Oriented Document)</title>
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<indexterm><primary>text oriented document</primary><secondary>formatting the page size</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>formatting the page size (text oriented document)</primary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>text oriented document</primary><secondary>formatting the margins</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>formatting the margins (text oriented document)</primary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>headers</primary><secondary>formatting</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>footers</primary><secondary>formatting the page</secondary></indexterm>
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<para>When you are working with a Text Oriented Document, you control
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the size and shape of the main frame by setting the paper size and the margins. </para>
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<para>Formatting the page is usually done by selecting: <menuchoice>
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<guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Page Layout...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
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from the menubar.</para>
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<tip>
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<para>You can also go straight to the <guimenuitem>
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Page Layout</guimenuitem> options by selecting the main frame of the document and then double clicking on either of the
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rulers.</para>
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</tip>
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<para>A dialog box will appear with three tabs, labeled <guilabel>Page Size & Margins</guilabel>, <guilabel>Columns</guilabel> and <guilabel>Header & and Footer</guilabel>.</para>
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<para>The <guilabel>Page Size & Margins</guilabel> tab is for altering
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the paper size, and changing the margins.</para>
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<screenshot>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="wpfmtpg1.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<para>First you will notice, that a preview box appears on the right
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half of this dialog. This will <emphasis>approximate</emphasis> the
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final look of your document. It is updated with each change, and should
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be used as a guide for your changes. </para>
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<para>On the left, the dialog displays the current unit of measurement.
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This unit of measurement is the same unit of measurement
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you use for your document rulers. (In this example, we are using
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inches.) To change the units, follow the instructions in the section entitled
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<link linkend="rulers">Using Rulers</link>.</para>
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<para>The dialog section labled <guilabel>Page Size</guilabel> is used to specify
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the paper size for the document. </para>
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<para>&kword; includes many predefined paper sizes. Select the appropriate paper size with the drop down
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box labeled <guilabel>Size</guilabel>.</para>
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<para>In addition to standard paper sizes, there are two selections that
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deserve special mention.</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Screen</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>This format is used to generate a document where
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each page has an <glossterm linkend="defaspectratio">aspect
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ratio</glossterm> (shape) which matches the aspect ratios of computer
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monitors. This might be useful for documents which will never be printed, but will appear only on a computer screen.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Custom</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>You can select this option to specify a unique paper size.</para>
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<para>Once selected, two text
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entry boxes (labeled <guilabel>Width:</guilabel> and
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<guilabel>Height:</guilabel>) become active. Enter the height and width of your desired paper size in these text boxes.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>Below the page size, are two radio boxes in the section labeled
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<guilabel>Orientation</guilabel> you can select either <link
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linkend="defportrait">Portrait</link> or <link
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linkend="deflandscape">Landscape</link> layout for
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your document. </para>
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<para>Below the page orientation, is the <guilabel>Margins</guilabel> subsection, which
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consists of 4 spin boxes.</para>
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<para>The <guilabel>Margins</guilabel> define the
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white-space surrounding the text in your main frame. You can enter any
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number from 0 to the maximum size of the page in these boxes. The units
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are the same for all four boxes, and is the same as the measurement
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listed at the top of the dialog.</para>
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<para>Clicking on the <guilabel>Columns</guilabel> tab allows you to
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change the number of columns on each page. Details on multi-column documents
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can be found <link linkend="columns">here</link>.</para>
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<para>Clicking on the <guilabel>Header & Footer</guilabel> tab allows the user to
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specify header and footer information. </para>
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<screenshot>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="wpfmtpg3.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<para>This dialog can be broken into two major sections.</para>
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<para>If you are not familiar with Headers and Footers yet, you should
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first read the section entitled <link
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linkend="headers-and-footers">Headers/Footers</link></para>
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<para><emphasis>Headers</emphasis></para>
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<para>This section lets you determine the placement of headers, and
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which pages have which headers on them.</para>
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<para>If you place a mark in front of <guilabel>Different header for the first page</guilabel>, you
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will be able to specify a different format for the header on the first page.</para>
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<para>If you place a mark in front of <guilabel>Different header for even and odd pages</guilabel>,
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the even pages will use one header, the odd
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pages use another header. </para>
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<tip><para>You can use this to ensure the page numbers
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are always on the outside of the page, or to list the title of the
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document on odd pages and the chapter number on the even pages.</para></tip>
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<para>In the spin box labeled <guilabel>Spacing between header and
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body:</guilabel>, you can specify how much empty space should be placed
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between the bottom of the header, and the top of the main frame.</para>
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<para><emphasis>Footers</emphasis></para>
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<para>This section lets you determine the placement of footers, and
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which pages have which footers on them.</para>
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<para>If you place a mark in front of <guilabel>Different footer for the first page</guilabel>, you
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will be able to specify a different format for the footer on the first page.</para>
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<para>If you place a mark in front of <guilabel>Different footer for even and odd pages</guilabel>,
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the even pages will use one footer, the odd
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pages use another footer. </para>
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<para>In the spin box labeled <guilabel>Spacing between footer and
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body:</guilabel>, you can specify how much empty space should be placed
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between the top of the footer, and the bottom of the main frame.</para>
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<para><emphasis>Footnote/Endnote</emphasis></para>
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<para>The bottom spin box is labeled <guilabel>Spacing between footnote and body:</guilabel>. As the label
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suggests, you can use this text
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box to specify the distance between the bottom edge of the main frame, and the top edge of the footnotes. For more information on
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footnotes, see the section entitled <link linkend="endnotes-and-footnotes">footnotes</link>. </para>
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<para>When you are satisfied with the changes you are ready to make,
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click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
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<para>If you click <guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>, all your changes will
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be ignored.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="dtp-page-format">
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<title> Formatting the Page (Page Layout Document)</title>
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<indexterm><primary>page layout document</primary><secondary>formatting the page size</secondary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>formatting the page size (page layout document)</primary></indexterm>
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<para>When you are working with a Page Layout Document, you control the
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size and shape of all the frames individually. </para>
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<para>Formatting the page is usually done by selecting: <menuchoice>
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<guimenu>Format</guimenu><guimenuitem>Page Layout...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
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from the menubar.</para>
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<tip>
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<para>You can also go straight to the <guimenuitem>Page
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Layout</guimenuitem> options by double clicking on either of the
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rulers.</para>
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</tip>
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<para>A dialog box will appear.</para>
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<para>The <guilabel>Page Size & Margins</guilabel> tab is for altering
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the paper size, and changing the margins.</para>
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<screenshot>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="dtpfmtpg1.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</screenshot>
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<para>First you will notice, that a preview box appears on the right
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half of this dialog. This will <emphasis>approximate</emphasis> the
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final look of your document. It is updated with each change, and should
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be used as a guide for your changes. </para>
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<para>On the left, the dialog displays the current unit of measurement.
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This unit of measurement is the same unit of measurement
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you use for your document rulers. (In this example, we are using
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inches.) To change the units, follow the instructions in the section entitled
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<link linkend="rulers">Using Rulers</link>.</para>
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<para>The dialog section labled <guilabel>Page Size</guilabel> is used to specify
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the paper size for the document. </para>
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<para>&kword; includes many predefined paper sizes. Select the appropriate paper size with the drop down
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box labled <guilabel>Size</guilabel>.</para>
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<para>In addition to standard paper sizes, there are two selections that
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deserve special mention.</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Screen</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>This format is used to generate a document where
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each page has an <glossterm linkend="defaspectratio">aspect
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ratio</glossterm> (shape) which matches the aspect ratios of computer
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monitors. This might be useful for documents which will never be printed, but will appear only on a computer screen.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Custom</guilabel></term>
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<listitem><para>You can select this option to specify a unique paper size.</para>
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<para>Once selected, two text
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entry boxes (labeled <guilabel>Width:</guilabel> and
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<guilabel>Height:</guilabel>) become active. Enter the height and width of your desired paper size in these text boxes.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>Next to the paper format, in the section labeled
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<guilabel>Orientation</guilabel> you can select either <link
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linkend="defportrait">Portrait</link> or <link
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linkend="deflandscape">Landscape</link> layout for
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your document. </para>
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<para>Below the page format options, is the <guilabel>Margins</guilabel> subsection, which
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consists of 4 entry boxes. All options in this subsection are disabled in Page Oriented documents.</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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