Page Layout ⇒ Adding a single 11x17 page to letter document

[hjbahirat]

Hi,
I am fairly new to Latex.
I am wanting to add a diagram to my document.
I want it to be put on 11x17 size page.
The entire document is in letter size paper.
Can anyone suggest me how to do this ?
I will appreciate any help.

regards,
Himanshu

[gmedina]

Hi,

you can convert the special page to the pdf format, and then use the pdfpages package to include it in your document.

[hjbahirat]

Thanks that helps.
But I am looking for a sleeker way.
May be do something in the normal latex code itself and not write a includepdf command.

[frabjous]

You could probably do it with the gmeometric package. I've never tried this personally.

[hjbahirat]

I have been trying with the package but to no avail. Can you please give me an example for the use.

Himanshu

[frabjous]

As I said before, I've never tried it. I was just experimenting now. Here's the best I could do:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{gmeometric}
\usepackage{lipsum} % for putting random text in
\begin{document}
\geometry{paper=letterpaper}
\setlength{\pdfpagewidth}{\paperwidth}
\setlength{\pdfpageheight}{\paperheight}
\onecolumn
These pages are on Letter paper.\\[1in]
\lipsum[51-60] % random Latin text
\clearpage
%
\geometry{paper=ansibpaper}
\setlength{\pdfpagewidth}{\paperwidth}
\setlength{\pdfpageheight}{\paperheight}
\onecolumn
These pages are on ANSI-B (11 $\times$ 17) paper.\\[1in]
\lipsum[10-40] %random Latin text
\end{document}
 
 
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When compiled with PDFLaTeX, this sort-of works. The only thing I can't figure out is how to make the first 11x17 page have the appropriate vertical dimension for its textblock. (The horizontal dimension is fine, but the footer/page number is clearly in the wrong place.) The subsequent 11x17 pages are fine. Unfortunately, the gmeometric package is not well-documented, fairly recent, and warn that it doesn't always work. However, maybe someone else will know what to do.

What's the problem with using pdfpages, exactly?

[hjbahirat]

Hi,
First thanks for the code!!!
I tried the code you gave and it worked just fine.
But, I am also faced with the problem of the following page does not having correct formatting.
I got some errors when I used the code in my .tex file. Tex flashed an error "uncontrolled sequence" and did not recognize \include command. Any suggestions ?

I am not wanting to use pdfpages as its a figure that I want to include in my thesis.
Also the pdfpages is not able to retain increased size in the thesis i.e. the included page takes the size set for the entire document. The figure is reference and has to appear at a lot of places like the lof etc..

Thanks,
Himanshu

[hjbahirat]

Thanks everyone!!
I figured out the use of pdfpages and have been able to include the file my file.
Also found that the I can create references and put a content line in list of figures.

I am so glad ..um one down on problems and have one to go .
But once again thanks a lot.
The working code is attached.

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\includepdf[pages=-,fitpaper=true,noautoscale=false,addtolist={1,figure,Model,refmodel}]{examplemodel.pdf}
 
 
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[remusmp]

Hej,

In case people are using memoir and need to change the size of the page in mid document:

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\newenvironment{ChangeToA3Paper}{%
\newlength\oldtextwidth
\oldtextwidth=\the\textwidth
\newpage
\pageaiii % Change page to A3: 297mm x 420mm
\setlength{\pdfpagewidth}{\paperwidth} % Change the pdf page
\setlength{\pdfpageheight}{\paperheight} % Change the pdf height
\setlength{\textwidth}{\the\paperwidth-\the\spinemargin-\the\foremargin} % Change the textwidth
\begin{adjustwidth}{0cm}{-87mm} % Enlarge the right margin by: 297 - 210 = 87mm
}
{
\end{adjustwidth}
\newpage
\pageaiv % Change page to A4: 210mm x 297mm
\setlength{\pdfpagewidth}{\paperwidth} % Change the pdf page
\setlength{\pdfpageheight}{\paperheight} % Change the pdf height
\textwidth=\the\oldtextwidth
}
 
 
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Embed your A3 content in \begin{ChangeToA3Paper} and \end{ChangeToA3Paper}.

R.