> The basic problem with Microsoft software and international settings is > that > for the most part, no setting internally equals US settings. I feel for > people that have Word's US templates installed on their desktops, > especially > in the A4 world. It's amazing how many printers here in the UK I've seen > that display "load letter" (a reference to the US paper size), waiting for > a > user to put US sized paper in, because of this.
Yes. I remember my first day working in a US office. Several of us were working together on a letter size (which I assumed was A4) page. I said I would enlarge it and print it on bigger paper so we could all see. They didn't understand what I was on about and I didn't understand why there was a problem. I toddled off to the photocopier assuming that there would be an A4 to A3 enlargement option with one paper tray for A4 and one for A3. It was only when I stood in front of the photocopier that I learned that most US printers and photocopiers have the 2 trays as letter and legal size. So image enlargement is not something that you can do casually. -- Terry Simpson Human Factors Consultant [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.connected-systems.com Phone: +44 7850 511794
