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Subject:RE: Page Size and International From:"Zdunczyk, Ann Eleanor (Ann)" <zdunczyk -at- lucent -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>, "'rachael -dot- bickhardt -at- db -dot- com'" <rachael -dot- bickhardt -at- db -dot- com> Date:Wed, 26 Apr 2000 09:58:56 -0400
>Rachael
>You wrote:
>Our company has offices in the US and Europe. All our European documents
>are formatted for an A4 paper size, as individuals in our Euro offices tell
>us that it can be quite difficult to get 8.5x11 paper (or printers set up
to
>handle it) over there. Conversely, it's almost impossible to find A4 paper
>& printer trays for it in this country.
We have been doing A4 for years using QMS and now HP printers. The HP's we
use have either trays or drawers that setup for A4, 8 1/2 x 11, and Tabloid
(11 x 17).
