[Tex/LaTex] Getting classicthesis to fit within required margins

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Our university's formatting requirements for dissertations require us to use the following margins (A4 format):

left: 4.3 cm
right: 4.3 cm
top: 5 cm
bottom: 4.7 cm

These pages in A4 format will then be cropped again to fit into a 17cm x 24 cm format with 2 cm margins on the left, right, top and bottom side.

I got this to work by adding the following to ClassicThesis.tex:

\usepackage[left=4.3cm,right=4.3cm,top=5cm,bottom=4.7cm,includehead,includefoot]{geometry}

I also used the linedheaders option to get the chapter number to fit nicely within the margin.

However, I was wondering if there's a better way to do this? For one, given these margins, the overal font size seems a bit big now.

Thanks!

Best Answer

What exactly is the problem? This seem to work fine.

\documentclass[a4paper]{report}
\usepackage{classicthesis}
\usepackage[left=4.3cm,right=4.3cm,top=5cm,bottom=4.7cm,includehead,includefoot]{geometry}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}
\title{Lorem ipsum}
\author{Patrick Happel}
\maketitle

\chapter{Part 1}

\lipsum

\end{document}

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Things to check for the smaller error:

Is the PDF paper size the same as your printer paper size? In Adobe Reader, you can check with the Document Properties, or mouse over the lower left corner of the window to check.
Does the PDF get scaled when you print it out on paper, or is it printed at its original size? Check your PDF viewer's print dialog for that one.
When you check the margins with an on-screen PDF, did you set the viewer's zoom level such that the width of the PDF on-screen is identical to the width of your paper size? For example, on some of our screens, a zoom of 82% results in an 8.5 inch wide page on screen, and then we can use a ruler to gauge if margins or other measurements are correct. If the zoom level is different, the ruler measurements have to be scaled accordingly.

For the larger error, you're probably failing to account for the height of a page header in addition to the regular margin.

[Tex/LaTex] Changing top, bottom, left & right margins on the fly

You can use a combination of geometry (to change the top and bottom margings) and the adjustwidth environment provided by the changepage package (this uses internally a list and it's similar to your changemargin environment):

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[paperheight=14cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{changepage}
\usepackage{lipsum}

\begin{document}
\lipsum[1-3]
\newpage
\newgeometry{top=0.5cm, bottom=0.5cm}
\begin{adjustwidth}{-2cm}{-1cm}
\lipsum[4]
\end{adjustwidth}
\lipsum[1]
\begin{adjustwidth}{1cm}{2cm}
\lipsum[3]
\end{adjustwidth}
\lipsum[4]
\newpage
\restoregeometry
\lipsum[1-3]
\newpage
\newgeometry{top=2.5cm, bottom=2.5cm}
\begin{adjustwidth}{2cm}{2cm}
\lipsum[4]
\end{adjustwidth}
\lipsum[4]
\begin{adjustwidth}{3cm}{-3cm}
\lipsum[3]
\end{adjustwidth}

\end{document}

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I strongly suggest you, as a personal opinion, not to do this.

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