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Subject:Re: [Fwd: Multiple sheet size in Framemaker] From:Anne Magee <magee -at- UNIVERSAL -dot- CA> Date:Wed, 18 Aug 1999 16:18:32 -0300
Simon Gendreau wrote:
>
> Veronica Ennamorato wrote:
>
> > Yes you can have multiple page sizes. They have to be set up as separate
> > documents. Then you're able to put then in one book.
>
> This works well, you are right. But the problem is creating PDF book with
"Save
> as .pdf" in Framemaker that does not work. All sheets of the 11x17 section
is
> truncated/shrinked into a letter format sheet.
>
> Any clues ?
Now this is somethng that once drove me nuts for an afternoon. The trick
is to set the page size in your printer driver to 11x17. Make sure you
set the orientation too.
I wish the printer driver would pick up the page size from the document,
but it doesn't.
