macosxhints' reader Joe M. sumbitted this hint via email. Although I haven't tested it myself, it could be quite useful if you have a need for printing to small notecards. Everything after this line is his original text...
I recently needed to print some info on 3"x5" notecards using my HP LaserJet 4000. In the past, I've been able to print with margins less than 1/4" inch from the card's edge using MS Publisher 97 from Windows. But, for some reason, when printing from Word on OS X, the smallest margin I could actually get printed was more than 1/2" inch (a huge amount of lost real estate when printing on index cards).
After wasting a lot of 3x5 index cards, I tried using Keynote and it worked better than I hoped:
I recently needed to print some info on 3"x5" notecards using my HP LaserJet 4000. In the past, I've been able to print with margins less than 1/4" inch from the card's edge using MS Publisher 97 from Windows. But, for some reason, when printing from Word on OS X, the smallest margin I could actually get printed was more than 1/2" inch (a huge amount of lost real estate when printing on index cards).
After wasting a lot of 3x5 index cards, I tried using Keynote and it worked better than I hoped:
- Simply set the Keynote slide size to 500 w X 300 h.
- Place your content as close to the slide's edge as needed (how close to the edge ultimately depends on your printer).
- In Keynote's Page Setup, create a Custom Paper size measuring 3"x5".
- Print away.
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