PAPER

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Syntax

 

paper size

 

Description

 

The paper keyword overrides the "-paper" command line option.   It tells UnForm the paper size to instruct the printer to use, and also defines the page size from which UnForm calculates column and row widths.

 

Common sizes for laser and PDF output are defined in ufparam.txt in the [paper] section.  Such sizes include:

 

Value

Size

Letter

8.5 x 11 inches

Legal

8.5 x 14 inches

Ledger

11 x 17 inches

Executive

7.25 x 10.5 inches

A4

210 x 297 mm

A3

297 x 420 mm

 

 

In addition, you can specify the size in a format widthxheight.  This feature defaults to inches and also supports specification in centimeters or millimeters, using a "cm" or "mm" suffix, such as paper 20x30cm.

 

If you specify the "custom" paper size for laser output, UnForm will use the defined size for scaling and will issue the proper custom paper command to the printer, but you may still have to modify the custom paper setting via the printer's control panel to avoid prompts to load custom paper into the printer.

 

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