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Old 01-03-2013, 10:33 AM   #1
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Calibre PDF output margins - need more!

I like to convert my Kindle books to PDF so I can make handwritten annotations in the margins, just like I do with real print books. The problem is, the PDFs it converts them to have no margins at the top, bottom, left, or right. How can I fix that?
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Old 01-03-2013, 02:09 PM   #2
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Easy... Go to Page Setup on conversion options and set the margins as desired (72 point per inch).

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Old 01-03-2013, 03:15 PM   #3
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Thanks Clayton. I tried that several times. No matter what numbers I put there, the margins are unchanged and nonexistent. Something I'm doing wrong??
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Odd, it solved the problem for me. The only other default preferences I changed were associated with font size:

* Look & Feel -> Base Font
* PDF Output -> Default font size
* PDF Output -> Monospace font size

Give that a try...
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Old 01-03-2013, 04:42 PM   #5
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OK, turns out, each time I converted after changing the margins like you said, then pulling up the PDF to see if it worked, it was pulling up the original file with no margins. Even when I deleted the PDF file first. I had to remove the original kindle book from my library completely, then start over. And it worked. Thanks!
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Old 09-15-2014, 07:35 AM   #6
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Hi there,

I am a bit confused here...
To set the margins I had to use very big numbers (about 50-70) to see something. Is that right? In any case it looks fine now.

What annoys me the most is that the H1 headings get jammed to the top of the page, while the rest of the text is fine. Is there anything I can "tick" to make that work like the rest of the text? The H1 should be positioned half way down a new page.
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Old 07-29-2015, 03:45 PM   #7
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Just remember that '72.0pts' equals 'One Inch'. That should get you in the ball-park on giving PDFs a suitable margin. ;-)
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