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Setting Up Custom Paper Margins |
When you work with The Print Shop project, you will see the dashed line on the Design Desk representing the maximum printable area. An object extending past this dashed line will be cut off when printed.
The margins that surround a printed project are designated by the software of the printer (printer driver), which is currently selected in the Page Setup dialog. Once you choose another printer in Page Setup, the objects in your project are scaled to fit the new printable area and you will see new margins on the Design Desk. To set custom paper margins you have to create a custom paper format for the project with margins you need.
Unfortunately, some printers do not support custom paper longer than 14Ó. If you want to print on a paper longer than 14Ó, choose an appropriate banner paper type in the Page Setup dialog. Consult with your printer manual and manufacturer technical support to find out if your printer supports such paper on Mac.
Custom paper formats can be created of any size less than 14Ó for the following projects: Greeting Cards (except Avery), Signs, Pamphlets, Banners, Letterheads, Calendars, Certificates, Envelopes, and Blank Pages.
You can create a custom paper format for other projects too, but its paper size should be one of the listed below:
Avery Greeting Cards | US Letter |
Business Cards | US Letter, A4 |
Labels | US Letter |
Photo Pages | US Letter, US Legal, A4, A3 |
Post-It Notes | US Letter, A4 |
Postcards | US Letter, A4 |
Follow the steps below to set up the custom paper format:
1. Create a new project.
2. Choose Page Setup from the File menu. The Page Setup dialog appears.
3. Choose Custom Paper Size from the Settings pop-up menu, then click the New button to create a new paper size and give it a name.
4. Specify Printer Margins, Height, and Width.
5. Click Save to keep this as a custom size.
6. Choose Page Attributes from the Settings pop-up menu.
7. Choose your custom size from the Paper Size pop-up menu.
You will be able to use custom paper sizes in the future. Just choose your custom paper size from the Paper Size pop-up menu in the Page Setup dialog and your project will be reformatted to match this size and custom printer margins.