User Guide

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Specifying the page size and
orientation
Adobe Illustrator normally uses the
page size default in the PPD file for the
selected printer. However, you can
change the page size to any of the sizes
listed in the PPD file as well as specify
portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizon-
tal) orientation. Page sizes are listed by
a familiar name (such as “Letter”) and by
dimensions in points. The dimensions
shown in parentheses after the page
size are the limits of the imageable
area. The imageable area is the total
page size less any unprintable border
used by the printer or imagesetter. Most
laser printers cannot print to the exact
edge of a page.
If you select a different page size (for
example, change from letter to legal),
the size of the artwork in the preview
window changes. This is because the
white area in the preview window
reflects the imageable area for the page
size you have chosen.