Setting margins in conversion to PDF

HarryT · 06-21-2016, 04:09 PM

I'm converting a book in AZW3 format to PDF, and I've encountered a small problem. The "PDF output" section of the conversion dialog allows me to set a top and left margin, and they work fine, but in the converted document the text goes right up to the right and bottom edges of the page, with no margin at all. Is it possible to set an all-around margin during conversion, please?

Thanks!

kovidgoyal · 06-21-2016, 08:23 PM

I'm confused, there are no margin settings in PDF output. Margins are in Page Layout and apply to all edges of the page.

HarryT · 06-22-2016, 04:35 AM

My apologies - it was indeed the "Page Layout" page I was referring to. I'd entirely overlooked the fact that the page had a scrollbar, and I had to scroll down to see the fields for the right and bottom margins! I've now set sensible margins, and the converted book looks excellent.

Many thanks (as always) for the help.

In case anyone's wondering why I want to do something as strange as convert a perfectly good AZW3 book to PDF, it's because this is an Ancient Egyptian grammar textbook, which has exercises in the text, and an Egyptian dictionary at the back of the book, so there's a need to be constantly flipping between the two places in the book. I could do this with bookmarks in the Kindle App, but it's an awful lot easier to do in the "GoodReader" PDF app on my iPad which has a tabbed interface, and allows me to view different places in the same PDF in different tabs. Hence the desire for a PDF version of the book

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06-21-2016, 04:09 PM	#1
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Setting margins in conversion to PDF I'm converting a book in AZW3 format to PDF, and I've encountered a small problem. The "PDF output" section of the conversion dialog allows me to set a top and left margin, and they work fine, but in the converted document the text goes right up to the right and bottom edges of the page, with no margin at all. Is it possible to set an all-around margin during conversion, please? Thanks!

06-22-2016, 04:35 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	My apologies - it was indeed the "Page Layout" page I was referring to. I'd entirely overlooked the fact that the page had a scrollbar, and I had to scroll down to see the fields for the right and bottom margins! I've now set sensible margins, and the converted book looks excellent. Many thanks (as always) for the help. In case anyone's wondering why I want to do something as strange as convert a perfectly good AZW3 book to PDF, it's because this is an Ancient Egyptian grammar textbook, which has exercises in the text, and an Egyptian dictionary at the back of the book, so there's a need to be constantly flipping between the two places in the book. I could do this with bookmarks in the Kindle App, but it's an awful lot easier to do in the "GoodReader" PDF app on my iPad which has a tabbed interface, and allows me to view different places in the same PDF in different tabs. Hence the desire for a PDF version of the book . Last edited by HarryT; 06-22-2016 at 04:49 AM.

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06-21-2016, 08:23 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I'm confused, there are no margin settings in PDF output. Margins are in Page Layout and apply to all edges of the page.

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