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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSEA892C72-FB83-4df7-B250-93798BC84E47a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Specify paper size and orientation</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-708ca"><h4 class="topictitle4">Specify a custom paper size</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>It’s
important to distinguish between <dfn class="term">page size </dfn>(as defined
in the Document Setup dialog box for your document) and <dfn class="term">paper
size</dfn> (the sheet of paper, piece of film, or area of the printing
plate you’ll print on). Your page size might be US Letter (8.5-by-11
inches), but you might need to print on a larger piece of paper or
film to accommodate any printer’s marks or the bleed and slug areas.</p>
<p>The
list of paper sizes available to InDesign comes from the PPD (PostScript printers)
or from the printer driver (non-PostScript printers). If the printer
and PPD you’ve chosen for PostScript printing support custom paper
sizes, you’ll see a Custom option in the Paper Size menu. </p>
<p>Most
imagesetters can accommodate regular paper sizes, such as letter
and tabloid, as well as transverse orientation, where the regular
page size is rotated 90° when printed. The transverse orientation
is often a more efficient use of imagesetter media.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="nm_02" src="images/nm_02.png" /><div class="figdesc">Page size and orientations for imagesetters </div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Letter (tall orientation)</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Custom
page size (tall orientation)</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Letter
(transverse orientation)</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
</div><p>Paper
sizes are listed by familiar names (such as Letter). The dimensions
define the limits of the imageable area—the total paper size, less
any unprintable border used by the printer or imagesetter. Most
laser printers cannot print to the exact edge of a page.</p>
<p>If
you select a different paper size (for example, if you change from
Letter to Legal), the document is rescaled in the preview window.
The preview window displays the entire imageable area of the selected
page; when the preview size is changed, the preview window automatically
rescales to include the imageable area.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>The
imageable area will vary by PPD file, even for the same paper size
(for example, Letter), because different printers and imagesetters
define the sizes of their imageable areas differently.</div>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="nm_40" src="images/nm_40.png" /><div class="figdesc">Comparison of printing a letter-size page on Letter, Letter.extra,
or Tabloid paper</div><br /></div><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>The preview
in the lower-left area of the Print dialog box indicates whether
you have enough space to include all printer’s marks and the bleed
and slug areas.</div>
</div>
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<div id="WSEA892C72-FB83-4df7-B250-93798BC84E47a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSEA892C72-FB83-4df7-B250-93798BC84E47a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Specify paper size and orientation</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Choose File&#160;&gt; Print.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>In the Setup area of the Print dialog box, choose an
option in the Paper Size menu.</span> <p>Make sure that your paper size is large enough
to contain your document, the bleed and slug areas (if included),
and any printer’s marks. To conserve imagesetter film or paper,
however, select the smallest paper size that will accommodate your
document and the necessary printing information.</p>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click an Orientation button to rotate the document on
the media.</span> <p>In most cases, the page orientation specified in Document
Setup (File&#160;&gt; Document Setup) and the output orientation
specified in the Setup area of the Print dialog box should be the
same (both portrait or both landscape), whether you print normal
or transverse. If you’re printing spreads, you may want to choose
a different paper size and orientation (such as landscape) to fit
all pages of a spread on a single sheet. If you’ve rotated the spread
view, you may want to change the orientation to print the spread
properly.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="nm_03" src="images/nm_03.png" /><div class="figdesc">Orientation buttons </div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Portrait</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Landscape</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Reverse
Portrait</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">D.</dt>
<dd>Reverse Landscape</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
</div></div>
</div></div>
<div id="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-708ca" class="nochunk"><a name="WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-708ca"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Specify a custom paper size</h3><div><div class="section"><p>If you’re using a printer that accommodates
various paper sizes, such as a high-resolution imagesetter, you
can specify a custom paper size when you print. InDesign makes the
custom option available only if the selected PPD supports custom
paper sizes.</p>
<p>The largest custom paper size you can specify
depends on the maximum imageable area of your imagesetter. For more
information, consult the documentation for your specific printer.</p>
<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>Custom paper size options for non-PostScript printers
is not accessible from the InDesign Print dialog box. To set those
printer-specific features, click Setup (Windows),
Printer (Mac&#160;OS), or Page Setup
(Mac&#160;OS) in the InDesign Print dialog box. Check the documentation
for your non-PostScript printer driver for details.</div>
</div>
<ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Choose File&#160;&gt; Print.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>If you are printing a PostScript file, choose PostScript
for Printer in the General area of the Print dialog box. Then select
the PPD that supports custom paper sizes.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>In the Setup area of the Print dialog box, choose Custom
in the Paper Size menu.</span> <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>If Custom is not available, the PPD you
selected when you set up your printer does not support custom paper
sizes.</div>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To specify width and height, do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To let InDesign determine the smallest
paper size needed for your document’s contents, bleed and/or slug
areas, and any printer’s marks, select Auto for Width and Height.
Auto, the default option, is also useful if you have different sized
pages in a book and you’re printing on continuous media, such as
a roll of film or photosensitive paper.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To specify a paper size larger than the default,
enter new dimensions in the Width and Height text boxes. Be sure
to increase the values; decreasing the default values may clip your
document.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To change the placement of the page on the film, enter
a value for Offset.</span> <p>The Offset value specifies the amount of space along the
left side of the imageable area. For example, entering a value of
30 points in the Offset option shifts your page 30 points to the
right.</p>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To rotate both media and page contents, select Transverse
and click&#160;OK.</span> <p>You can conserve a considerable amount of film or paper
by using Transverse in conjunction with Offset. Compare the following
examples of an image printed by InDesign with Transverse selected
and deselected.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="nm_05" src="images/nm_05.png" /><div class="figdesc">Transverse deselected (left) compared to Transverse selected
(right) </div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Offset value</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Gap</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Film saved</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
</div></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To specify the distance between individual pages when
printing on continuous media, enter a value for Gap.</span></li>
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