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Select a Paper Size for a Layout
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To add a new custom paper size starting from an existing paper size

  1. Click File menu Plotter Manager.At the Command prompt, enter plottermanager.
  2. In the Plotter Manager, double-click the plotter configuration (PC3) file you want to edit.
  3. In the Plotter Configuration Editor, Device and Document Settings tab, double-click User-Defined Paper Sizes & Calibration to display the calibration and paper size settings.
  4. Select Custom Paper Sizes.
  5. Under Custom Paper Sizes, click Add.
  6. In the Custom Paper Size wizard, Begin page, select Use Existing.
  7. In the list of existing standard paper sizes, select a paper size on which to base the custom paper size you are creating.
  8. Follow the instructions in To add a custom paper size from scratch to continue through the Custom Paper Size wizard.

    The new paper size is a user-defined size, not a standard size.

  9. Click Finish to exit the Custom Paper Size wizard.
 Command entry: PLOTTERMANAGER