Vivian,

It does not appear to be possible to use three decimals in specifying 
measurements where you want to use them in Apache OpenOffice.

The problem has been noticed and some work was proposed recently.  It is not 
predictable whether and when there might be any provision for finer 
measurements, however.  You might be able to obtain closer precision by trying 
metric or printer's measures.

There is a technical issue about this in the Apache OpenOffice issue repository 
at <https://bz.apache.org/ooo/show_bug.cgi?id=45593>.  You'll see there that 
the issue is 10 years old.

 - Dennis

PS: In a quick look, I did not find any method for setting trim for book-page 
sizes in the standard features of OpenOffice nor in documentation I have.  I 
recommend searching for extensions and also documentation from other sources on 
how to prepare documents for publications and eBooks using OpenOffice.  Also, 
check for extensions and templates that might demonstrate this.  Also check on 
<https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/>.  Some kits for authors provide 
templates and downloads that might help satisfy your needs (apart from 
measurement limitations).  Ask more questions on <[email protected]> 
if you are not finding much.

PPS: One rather tricky solution is to use margin settings to have page content 
be properly formatted, with a background frame to set the trim marks outside of 
those margins.  I do not make publications and have not tried that and do not 
know what difficulties will arise.  Other users probably have better solutions 
to report to you.  

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Vivian W. 
Lee
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 08:55
To: [email protected]
Subject: OpenOffice Writer -- margin issues

Hi there,

I have two quick questions:

1) Is it possible to set margins in THREE decimals (0.125), instead of just
two?

2) I am using OpenWriter to write and publish print books... Can I set trim
size on the Page?

Hope to hear back soon.

Vivian


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