Can I scale and print an A4 document to A0

[Leana]

I have an A4 document that I need to print off in A0. I can scale it to A3
ok but A0 is not an option I can choose. If I use the custom settings and
put in the measure ments Word says the measurements must be between 0.26cm
and 55.87cm. Makes sense, A0 is much larger than this so I'm assuming it
can't be done.

Could someone please tell me whether it definitely is or isn't possible and
how to do it if it is

Thanks in advance

Leana

 

[Terry Farrell]

That's about the size of it: Word has limited page width (22"). My
suggestion is that you save it as a PDF and then print it using Acrobat
Reader 9.0.1 (the latest version) that has really good scaling options. If
you don't have Word 2007 with the free PDF add-in, you will need a third
party PDF creator.

 

[Jay Freedman]

It definitely is not possible. The largest page size that can be defined in
Word is 22 inches (55.88 cm) on any side. The lagest A series paper size
that fits within that range is A3, which is 29.7 x 72.0 cm.

Technically, the reason for this is that Word internally stores the page
height and width in a memory location whose maximum value is 32767 (that is,
2 to the 15th power). The number represents the number of "twips", where a
twip is 1/20 of a point and a point is 1/72 of an inch. Doing the
arithmetic, 32767/(20 x 72) = 22.75 inches

If possible, copy your content to Publisher, which will allow you to use
larger page sizes (depending on what your printer is capable of handling).

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[Doug Robbins - Word MVP on news.microsoft.com]

Ooops, the dimensions of A3 paper are 29.7 x 42

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[Jay Freedman]

I'm going to fire my proofreader. <g>

Ooops, the dimensions of A3 paper are 29.7 x 42

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[Leana]

Thanks for all you answers and suggestions guys. You were all extremely
helpful

Leana