In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Harold Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 23/10/2007, Giampaloc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > *I am using version 2.3.0 of OpenOffice.org. * > > *My problem is :* > > *Using the OpenOffice suite I noticed that the height dimension is wrong > > when I format the page A3. * > > *I know that the dimensions of A3 page are H 420 mm and L 297 mm , but > > when I format the page of my document to A3 the eight shown in the > > height filed is 300 mm instead (see the attachment). If I click the OK > > button, the page shown in the main windows is 300x297 mm.* > > *Is this a bug of program or a limit in page dimension? May be, do I have > > to set some option?* > > *Thanking you for your kind attention, I send you my best regards.* > > ** > > *Giampaolo* > >
> What Operating System are you using? > I'm running OO 2.2 on Win XP Pro. If I format a page as A3 its dimensions > show up correctly as 420 x 297. So either it's a problem new to OO 2.3 that > wasn't in 2.2 or, which I think is more likely, some problem with your > printer driver. What happens if you tell your *printer* to use A3? This does appear to be a problem with OO 2.3. When working in millimetres it isn't possible to set a page height greater than 300mm, and setting page size to A3 produces a 300x296.99mm page. The workaround is to set default units to centimetres or points which do allow you to set a full A3 page. R -- Richard Travers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Truro, Cornwall --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
