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What is the physical size of the page?

This depends on what print medium you are using. Paper comes in a number of standard sizes:

        Paper Size                      Dimension (in points)
        ------------------------------  ---------------------
        Comm #10 Envelope               297 x 684
        C5 Envelope                     461 x 648
        DL Envelope                     312 x 624
        Folio                           595 x 935
        Executive                       522 x 756
        Letter                          612 x 792
        Legal                           612 x 1008
        Ledger                          1224 x 792
        Tabloid                         792 x 1224
        A0                              2384 x 3370
        A1                              1684 x 2384
        A2                              1191 x 1684
        A3                              842 x 1191
        A4                              595 x 842
        A5                              420 x 595
        A6                              297 x 420
        A7                              210 x 297
        A8                              148 x 210
        A9                              105 x 148
        B0                              2920 x 4127
        B1                              2064 x 2920
        B2                              1460 x 2064
        B3                              1032 x 1460
        B4                              729 x 1032
        B5                              516 x 729
        B6                              363 x 516
        B7                              258 x 363
        B8                              181 x 258
        B9                              127 x 181 
        B10                             91 x 127

To determine what print mediums are available, check the PPD file for your printer, under the PageSize keyword.



Allen B
2/2/1998