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Rhett

Joined: 09 Jul 2006
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 5:08 am    Post subject: A4 Measurements, help!!! Reply with quote

I'm trying to do a page layout for a catalouge.

These are the specs:

Page Size = A4
Page Boarder = 1cm
Layout of pics = 3 rows x 3 columns
Number of pictures per page = 9 (rectangular)
Picture frames = 50mm all round (except bottom = 1cm)
Space between frames = 50mm

What I want to know is how big (in mm) should the pics be in order for them to fit on the page?

I try to work it out using guidelines and grids but it just ends up getting way too complicated!

Is there a formula or template that anyone knows of that could help me with this problem? If you have any advice I'd really appreciate it...
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Gallo_Pinto

Joined: 15 Jul 2005
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Location: BC, Canada


PostPosted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you could tell me what A4 is in cm, I could probably do the math. but really, youcan do it yourslef, it's not hard.

for vert size, it'd be like...
(a4)-(borderx2)-(topframex3)-(bottomframex3)-(spacebetweenframesx3)
and then divide that whole thing by 3. Then you know how tall a each pic is. Then you can start adding guides by just adding them by typing in the correct value. that will be a lot quicker than dragging them precisely. So...
drag first guide to page border width
second guide to border width plus top frame width.
next guide add image height (which you derived (don't drink and derive) from my first "formuila") to the second guides height
next time add on the bottom frame height
then add the space between images..

there, simple as pie no? you don't need no stinking template.

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