Print cards with headers

J. Landman Gay jacque at hyperactivesw.com
Mon Apr 26 13:07:36 EDT 2004


On 4/25/04 5:15 PM, Graham Samuel wrote:

> On Fri, 23 Apr 2004 14:27:49 +1000, Sarah Reichelt 
> <sarahr at genesearch.com.au> wrote:
> 
> 
>> Wow - I never realized that print card into rect was so powerful! I
>> have used it put only to print a single card into a single page. Now
>> that I know you can use it to build up a complete report, the sky is my
>> limit!
> 
> 
> I didn't know about that either, and it's not at all clear from the docs 
> (in fact, is it guaranteed to work or is it just kind of accidental?)... 
> but I'm wondering, what are you doing about the printable area problem 
> in your reports?

One way is to just assume a 3/8-inch margin at the sides and a half inch 
at the top and bottom. Most ink jets support somewhat less than that, 
and lasers have a side margin of somewhat more, but chances are you'll 
only be off by 1/8 inch.

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Jacqueline Landman Gay         |     jacque at hyperactivesw.com
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