[OS X TeX] 1/2" margins

[Axel E. Retif]

El 10/11/06 2:48 PM, "Alain Schremmer" <Schremmer.Alain at gmail.com> escribió:

> Frank STENGEL wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Le 11 oct. 06 à 20:32, Alain Schremmer a écrit :
>> 
>>> 
>>> For some documents, though, I would prefer the margins to be 1/2"
>>> all around an 8 1/2 by 11 page.
>>> 
>>> Is there a way to achieve that by renewing something?

[...]

>> Try using the geometry.sty package. It gives you a lot of control on
>> the geometry of the page. what you want could be achieved by the lines
>> 
>> \usepackage{geometry}
>> \geometry{paperheight=11in, paperwidth=8.5in, top=0.5in,
>> bottom=0.5in, left=0.5in, right=0.5in}

[...]

> 2) Out of curiosity, and for the sake of esthetic consistency, instead
> of the above, I then tried
> 
> \Renewcommand\geometry{paperheight=11in, paperwidth=8.5in, top=0.5in,
> bottom=0.5in, left=0.5in, right=0.5in}
> 
> but the console replied undefined commnand.

Just as Frank said:

\usepackage{geometry}
\geometry{paperheight=11in, paperwidth=8.5in, top=0.5in,
bottom=0.5in, left=0.5in, right=0.5in}

without \renewcommand

Best

Axel

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