Re: [libreoffice-users] scale a Writer document to print on one page

Hi :)
Glad to hear that the Pdf work-around did solve the problem.
Congrats and regards from
Tom :)


On 26 July 2014 16:46, Truett Bobo <beaubeaux@cheerful.com> wrote:

> Tom:
>
> Yes, I tried printing as you suggest here, but even when I check the
> “Scale to fit paper size,” it print full size, and only ¼ of the document.
>  This is disappointing, but the save to .pdf and print from that is a
> satisfactory work-around.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Truett
>
>
> On Jul 25, 2014, at 6:37 PM, Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi :)
> > Oops, sorry!  Err, have you  tried printing from the
> > File - Print
> > menu?  That should give a pop-up box allowing you to select printer etc.
>  In there or using the button there to go into the printer properties it
> might allow you to "fit to page"
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 25 July 2014 18:57, Truett Bobo <beaubeaux@cheerful.com> wrote:
> > Hello:
> >
> > I’ve been spending time with a daughter who is visiting for a week, and
> am just now getting back to my question about printing a document 22” by
> 17”.  The document I am interested in printing is a single page, twice
> letter size in both directions.  The area I wish to print is the entire
> area, with only ¼ inch margins.  It has many individual text boxes and
> would be very time consuming to reduce font sizes for all.
> > I was hoping to print it directly from the LibreOffice Writer document,
> but since that does not appear to be a possibility, I am content to save it
> as a PDF document and print that.  So yes, you can consider this matter
> resolved.
> > Thanks for the helpful responses.
> >
> > Truett Bobo
> >
> >
> > On Jul 25, 2014, at 8:16 AM, Tom Davies <tomcecf@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi :)
> > > Ahh, that does make sense then!  Good to hear.  It's a bit of a shame
> we
> > > haven't heard back from the "original poster", Truett Bobo, so we still
> > > don't know if he has solved the problem or not.  The first 2 answers
> both
> > > had good ways of handling the problem, mine might have worked (maybe).
>  I
> > > think just treat this one as solved in the absence of any feedback to
> the
> > > contrary.  Hopefully the problem really has been solved and there are
> other
> > > questions out-standing.
> > > Regards from
> > > Tom :)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 24 July 2014 20:52, Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 07/24/2014 07:35 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi :)
> > > > > Is that 22 inches by 17 inches??!!??
> > > > /snip/
> > > >
> > > > 22x17 is what we call in the US B-size. 8½x11 is A-size, and B-size is
> > > > just twice that. C-size is twice B-size, and so on up thru E-size,
> then the
> > > > system is modified.
> > > >
> > > > Probably the output is meant for a printer that can print B-size. Or
> > > > a plotter.
> > > >
> > > > --doug
> > > >
> > > >
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