> On Mon, 4 May 2009, ckonstan...@pippiandcarlos.com wrote:
>
>> I am having difficulty getting latex to understand 11x17 (a.k.a.
>> tabloid)
>> paper size. Any suggestions?
>
> Carlos,
>
> I would include in preamble \usepackage{geometry} and include
> specifications for \paperwidth and \paperheight. You might also need the
> layout package.
>
> Other than for PSTricks (which I write using emacs) I use LyX for my
> writing and it has a "custom" page size option that I've used to specify
> page size of 6"x9" so there should be no issue with specifying 11"x17".
>
> "Guide to LaTeX, 4th Ed." and "The LaTeX Companion, 2nd Ed." are the
> resources to use.
>
> Rich
Sorry it took me so long to get around to trying this. It works! I did
this:
\usepackage[paperwidth=17in,paperheight=11in,margin=0.25in]{geometry}
Thanks!
Carlos
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