To clarify, A5 is *smaller* than A4 (half the size). Word does not reduce
the font size when you reduce the paper size *unless* you're reducing the
paper size by printing "2 pages per sheet" in the Print dialog or using the
"Scale to paper size" option in the Print dialog. From the description, it
sounds very likely that your user has selected A5 under "Scale to paper
size" instead of actually resetting the paper size to A5 in the Page Setup
dialog.
If your user wants to *increase* the size of the printout, he could change
the actual paper size to A5 in Page Setup and then choose A4 in the "Scale
to paper size" dropdown in the Print dialog to print it twice as big.
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"Joe" wrote in message
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But that was the reason for the request for help, the page was A4 size and
he wanted to print it out on A5 and when he increased the size of the
paper
the font reduced from Arial 12 down to about 6. I did copy and paste the
original size that he sent me but it didn't display here.
So the original did not have a size greater than A4, it was A4 thus my
original posting.
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Regards
Joe
Tasmania
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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If the document originally had a page size of greater than A4, file
page
setup paper paper size A5 will change the paper size without
changing
the font size.
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
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Joe wrote:
Thanks Armidillow and Graham.
Graham, if ' scale to fit is more likely to be the problem than the
solution ' what suggestions do you have to help this person please?
Regards
Joe
Tasmania
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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'Scale to fit' is more likely to be the problem than the solution.
Changing the document page setup shouldn't change the font size, but
scaling in the print dialog certainly will.
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Armadillow wrote:
Setting page size to A5 is only half the answer. Several places
need to have the A5 selection. Go to the Properties button of your
Print menu. Click on the "Effect" tab, and make sure that the
document size is A5. Look right under it...there is a radio button
that needs to be checked...Scale To Fit. Click on OK button. See
if this helps.
"Joe" wrote:
I am trying to help one of our senior members here with a problem
that he is having. i.e.
Joe.
I am writing a letter on M.S. Word and want to print that on size
A5. The printing is no problem but the print size come up so small
it
is hardly readable. How can I overcome that? The size is even
smaller than this.
I did advise him to go into File/Page Setup/Paper and change the
size to A5 but that didn't resolve his problem.
Can anyone assist us please?
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Regards
Joe
Tasmania