Hack 33 Create a Printable, On-Screen Edition from Word

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Change a few page settings to yield two-column, screen-oriented pages .

Most documents are configured to print letter- size pages with a vertical, portrait orientation. Yet computer screens have a horizontal, landscape orientation. Accommodate on-screen reading and paper printing by setting your document's layout to two-column, landscape-oriented pages, producing the result in Figure 4-3. Sadly, Acrobat's PDFMaker can't create accurate bookmarks and hyperlinks in this kind of document.

Figure 4-3. A landscape orientation, which is better suited for on-screen reading
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4.3.1 Microsoft Word 2002

Select File Page Setup Margins. Set Apply To: to Whole Document. Set the Multiple Pages field to 2 Pages per Sheet. Set the Orientation to Landscape. Set the page margins to:

Top: 0.75 inch

Bottom: 0.75 inch

Outside: 0.50 inch

I nside: 0.50 inch


Click the Paper tab and set the Paper Size: to Letter. Click the Layout tab and set both Header and Footer to 0.40 inch. Click OK to accept these new Page Setup settings.

When you use the print preview, it will show you only one side of your "2-up" page. Print to PDF and review the results.

4.3.2 Microsoft Word 2000

Select File Page Setup Margins. Set Apply To: to Whole Document. Check the 2 Pages per Sheet checkbox. Set both Header and Footer to 0.40 inch. Set the page margins to:

Top: 0.75 inch

Bottom: 0.75 inch

Outside: 0.50 inch

Inside: 0.50 inch


Click the Paper Size tab. Set the Paper Size: to Letter and the Orientation to Landscape. Click OK to accept these new Page Setup settings.

When you use the print preview, it will show you only one side of your "2-up" page. Print to PDF and review the results.

4.3.3 Microsoft Word:Mac v.X (or any Mac application)

On the Macintosh, you don't need to make changes to the document in Word, because the operating system offers a range of pages per sheet on the Layout area of the Print dialog box. Format the document as you normally would, and when you go to print to PDF, select the Layout option. You can pick from 1 to 16 pages on a sheet, though 2 is probably best if you want people to read it on-screen. Again, you won't have all the features that PDFMaker provides.

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PDF Hacks.
PDF Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools
ISBN: 0596006551
EAN: 2147483647
Year: N/A
Pages: 158
Authors: Sid Steward

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