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How to Change Paper Size and Margins

PDFs start on A4 portrait with 18 mm margins. Readers in North America usually print on US Letter.

Step 1: Open the Pages section

Section titled “Step 1: Open the Pages section”

Go to Content to PDF → PDF Designer and scroll to Pages.

The Pages section

Step 2: Pick the paper and orientation

Section titled “Step 2: Pick the paper and orientation”
  • Paper Size: A4, US Letter, US Legal, A3 or A5.
  • Orientation: Portrait or Landscape.

Step 3: Set the margin

Section titled “Step 3: Set the margin”

Margin (mm) is the space around the content, from 5 to 40. Smaller margins fit more on a page. The header and footer sit inside the margin.

Step 4: Save and open a real PDF

Section titled “Step 4: Save and open a real PDF”

Click Save Changes, then Open real PDF. On the demo, US Letter in landscape with 12 mm margins looked like this:

A US Letter landscape PDF: cover and first page

Things to know

Section titled “Things to know”
  • Landscape suits wide tables. The cover image is sized down on a landscape page, so it stays clear of the author line. Portrait suits most articles.
  • The setting applies to every PDF and ebook. Readers cannot change it.