Page Layout ⇒ Alter Paper Size from A4 to A5 Format

[mauz81]

Dear all,

I've written my Thesis with MiKTeX 2.8 + TeXnicCenter V2 Alpha 3.

I'm trying to switch from the a4 format to the a5 format for the final version.

In the preamble:

\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{book}}
\ProcessOptions\relax
\ifx\pdfoutput\undefined
\LoadClass[dvips, a4paper]{book}
\else
\LoadClass[pdftex, a4paper]{book}
\fi

if I subsititute 'a4paper' with 'a5paper', the output page size is a5, but the text size does not change, and is therefore exceeding the page size.

I've also tried to change the paper layout in the MikTeX setting, with no success.

The format is not mentioned in other location of the preamble, so I'm stuck.

Can you please give me some hint?

regards

Maurizio

[localghost]

[…] In the preamble:

\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{book}}
\ProcessOptions\relax
\ifx\pdfoutput\undefined
\LoadClass[dvips, a4paper]{book}
\else
\LoadClass[pdftex, a4paper]{book}
\fi

[…]

This code block is completely unnecessary nowadays because current versions of relevant package detect on their own which compiler engine is running. So driver options can be canceled. Replace the above code simple with the geometry package.

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\usepackage[a5paper]{geometry}

Details about package options can be found in the package manual. You have instant access on the command line.

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texdoc geometry

And next time please use the »Code« environment when posting code. It just keeps your post clear and legible if code is tagged as such.


Thorsten