On Friday 10 December 2004 05:51 am, Helge Hafting wrote: > Note that one usually don't center book pages on the paper. > It is common to have the inner margin exactly the half of the > outer margin, because the two inner margins is next to each > other in an open book. So the two inner margins (mislabeled > as oddsidemargin) taken together becomes the same size as > one outer margin. > > Helge Hafting
On my staple bound books, I find the need for large inner margins because the book doesn't lay down flat. On my book "Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist", I use 1.8 for the inner margin and 1.2 for the outer. The extra .6 inches compensates for the stapling. SteveT Steve Litt Author: * Universal Troubleshooting Process courseware * Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist * Rapid Learning: Secret Weapon of the Successful Technologist Webmaster * Troubleshooters.Com * http://www.troubleshooters.com