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Formatting in Print Setup view is impossible ! (?)

I can't imagine even one reason why it should not be possible to format the appearance of a page IN THE PAGE SETUP view ! How is it even possible to get a page to look the way you want WHEN YOU CAN'T SEE IT WHILE YOU'RE DOING IT. It's unbelievable someone should have to ask this question of good old "it just works" Apple.

I'd LOVE to be wrong about this, but I can't find a way. Can anybody help me figure out how to format a page while I'm looking at the Page Setup view? Failing that, how can I format a page in some other view and know how it's going to look without having to change views back and forth until I get it right? Is that too much to ask?

Posted on Nov 23, 2021 12:23 PM

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Posted on Nov 25, 2021 5:27 AM

Hi SmartGrowther,

You can calculate the printable area like this.

This is in centimetres for A4 paper.

Or convert to US Letter in inches.

Formula in H2: B2−F2−G2−0.1

Formula in I2: C2−D2−E2−0.1

Formula in H3: B3−F3−G3−0.1

Formula in I3: C3−D3−E3−0.1

(The -0.1 in each formula is to give some leeway).

Now insert a rectangle Shape with those dimensions.

A4 Landscape:

A4 Portrait:

Save as Template.

Each rectangle will serve as a layout guide to confine objects to one Landscape or one Portrait page.

Regards,

Ian.

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Nov 25, 2021 5:27 AM in response to SmartGrowther

Hi SmartGrowther,

You can calculate the printable area like this.

This is in centimetres for A4 paper.

Or convert to US Letter in inches.

Formula in H2: B2−F2−G2−0.1

Formula in I2: C2−D2−E2−0.1

Formula in H3: B3−F3−G3−0.1

Formula in I3: C3−D3−E3−0.1

(The -0.1 in each formula is to give some leeway).

Now insert a rectangle Shape with those dimensions.

A4 Landscape:

A4 Portrait:

Save as Template.

Each rectangle will serve as a layout guide to confine objects to one Landscape or one Portrait page.

Regards,

Ian.

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Formatting in Print Setup view is impossible ! (?)

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