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Subject:Re: Dimensions for Landscape Manuals From:"Char James-Tanny" <charjtf -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:03:23 -0400
Hi, Karen :-)
> Right now I have it set at 10" x 6.5" with 0.4" margins. Although I haven't had a chance to test at lower resolutions on standard (non-laptop) monitors.
>
> What dimensions do other TWs use for their landscape manuals?
I use Letter size (11x8.5) with 1 inch margins. It's scalable and it
prints well.
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