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Printing to A4 paper size
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16/01/2019 14:42:31
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Visual FoxPro
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Reports & Report designer
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01665447
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>>Hi,
>>
>>My Euro customers says a forms that my app prints needs to be "adjusted" to their paper size A4. I tried printing the same form to my printer, selecting the paper size A4 and I don't see a difference. Of course, my actual paper is 8.5" by 11".
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>>What do you suggest I need to do - or emulate - their "issue"? How do you deal with this, if you have Euro customers?
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>>TAI
>
>https://uk.onlinelabels.com/articles/what-s-the-difference-between-a4-and-us-letter-paper-sheets.htm
>in a nutshell, in portrait orientation, A4 size paper is slightly narrower and slight taller than US letter size
>letter size: 8.5" x 11"
>A4: 8.27" x 11.69"
>where you're most likely to see the problem is with print going outside of the printable area (i.e. it gets "cut off" near the edge).

Nice article. And thank you for the explanation regarding the printable area.
I think the entire world should conform to the American standards (just kidding)
"The creative process is nothing but a series of crises." Isaac Bashevis Singer
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