How do I setup a custom page size in numbers 3.1?

I love how someone answers to say there is no answer! LOL! Anyway here is my solution:

To print a numbers document onto custom sizes I exported the numbers document to a PDF. Then from the PDF I chose print and then chose custom sizes from my printer list of paper sizes. I can edit the paper sizes from there in the printer dialog and then "scale to fit" the document into the size I chose. I used this feature to print things for my planner which is 5.5 X 8. This is now for Numbers 4.2

Which is the width and which is the height? I'd like to experiment and be using the orientation you prefer.

Jerry

OK,

I assumed Landscape and tried to do a layout. I give up. I would not try this in Numbers 3. Will drive you crazy.

If you want to try, select your printer in the Numbers 3 Print dialog, choose the paper size and then adjust the Content Scale. If you are happy with the results, you win. If not, go back to Numbers 2.

Jerry

I don't have a good answer but if you Print and choose your actual printer versus "any printer", you may be given more options for page sizes. In my case, 4x6 is one of the options with my actual printer but not with the "any printer"..

In Pages, the only way to get access to custom sizes is to create and choose the custom size in the Page Setup window. The Setup sidebar in Pages then gives you the paper size of "other". You cannot directly choose "other" or any of your custom page sizes in Pages, only by going through Page Setup. So, it too is oddly designed. Unfortunately Numbers is even worse in that it does not have Page Setup so there is no access to custom paper sizes.

Badunit,

Numbers 3 doesn't honor custom sizes as Numbers 2 did, I guess. As you say, there are more options for an actual printer than for the generic one, but I still don't see the setups I made for some special envelopes.

Jerry

Over a year later.... any idea of when this will be implemented or workarounds?

Hi 2urn,

Print... (command p) to see Print Setup.

Choose an actual printer (not Any Printer).

Choose 4 x 6 (I am answering the origin question).

Set Page Orientation.

I haven't tested this by printing.

Regards,

Ian

Ian, 4x6 is not among the options nor are any custom page sizes, unfortunately.

Hi2urn,

In Pages 5.5.2, Menu > File > Page Setup > Paper Size > Manage Custom Sizes

I haven't tried this on my printer, but good luck!

Regards,

Ian.