On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:18:16 -0400, Jack Ray <jackray2@gmail.com> wrote: >I just ran a test using Open Office. I set the page format to Portrate and >the size to 8.5" x 240". Then I saved it in PDF. The PDF File came out as >a 20 foot banner (No, I didn't actually print it, but that is what it >showed in Adobe) > Remember that in most of the world we use "mm" not "inc" http://www.bkwin.info/hjelp/rapporter/tips/pdf/papirstorrelser-pdf.html and http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html -- Otto Jørgensen http://www.bkwin.info/ All email is checked by NORTON

Yes, Otto. I know that. But, I was replying to another message. Most users can convert, easily, from in to mm. Jack in SW Ohio On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 3:45 AM, Otto Jørgensen <otjoerge@online.no> wrote: > On Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:18:16 -0400, Jack Ray <jackray2@gmail.com> > wrote: > > >I just ran a test using Open Office. I set the page format to Portrate > and > >the size to 8.5" x 240". Then I saved it in PDF. The PDF File came out > as > >a 20 foot banner (No, I didn't actually print it, but that is what it > >showed in Adobe) > > > > Remember that in most of the world we use "mm" not "inc" > http://www.bkwin.info/hjelp/rapporter/tips/pdf/papirstorrelser-pdf.html > and > http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html > -- > Otto Jørgensen > http://www.bkwin.info/ > All email is checked by NORTON > > > Remember - Use the Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message >