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<span id="g_t_0040pagesizes-_005bwidth_005d_005b_002c-height_005d_003a-Custom-Page-Sizes"></span><h3 class="section">19.13 <code>@pagesizes</code> [<var>width</var>][, <var>height</var>]: Custom Page Sizes</h3>
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<p>You can explicitly specify the height and (optionally) width of the main
text area on the page with the <code>@pagesizes</code> command. Write this
on a line by itself near the beginning of the Texinfo file, before the
title page. The height comes first, then the width if desired,
separated by a comma. Examples:
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<pre class="example">@pagesizes 200mm,150mm </pre></div>
<p>and
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<pre class="example">@pagesizes 11.5in </pre></div>
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<p>This would be reasonable for printing on B5-size paper. To emphasize,
this command specifies the size of the <em>text area</em>, not the size of
the paper (which is 250mm by 177mm for B5, 14in by
8.5in for legal).
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<p>To make more elaborate changes, such as changing any of the page
margins, you must define a new command in <samp>texinfo.tex</samp> or
<samp>texinfo.cnf</samp>.
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<p>See <a href="Format-with-texi2dvi.html">Format with <code>texi2dvi</code></a>, and <a href="Preparing-for-TeX.html">Preparing for TeX</a>,
for other ways to specify <code>@pagesizes</code> that do not require
changing the source file.
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