[Tex/LaTex] how to set margins in A3 page when using the KOMAoptions command inside an A4 document

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I am inserting an A3 page in an A4 document using the KOMAoptions command:

\afterpage{ % Insert after the current page
\clearpage

\KOMAoptions{paper=a3}
\recalctypearea
\begin{figure}[htbp]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=1.0\textwidth]{business-schema.png}
    \caption{\texttt{vo business} schema tables}
\end{figure}
\clearpage
\KOMAoptions{paper=A4,pagesize}
\recalctypearea
}

However I'm totally at a loss when trying to change (reduce) the margins on that A3 page. I tried using \newgeometry commands but they changed the size back to A4. Currently the margins I get are too wide, both horizontally and vertically:

enter image description here

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By trial and error I've discovered that I can use \addtolength to reduce the margin for the A3 page so as to accommodate a wide graphic set at 1.35 of the textwidth

\afterpage{ % Insert after the current page
\clearpage

\KOMAoptions{paper=a3}
\addtolength{\hoffset}{-2.0cm}
\recalctypearea
\begin{figure}[htbp]
    \centering
    \includegraphics[width=1.35\textwidth]{}
    \caption{\texttt{vo\ business} schema tables}
    \label{fig:vo-business-schema}
\end{figure}

\clearpage
\KOMAoptions{paper=A4,pagesize}
\recalctypearea
}
\restoregeometry

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In your situation, the requirements specify that header and footer will not be part of the text body (to be 100% sure, you could ask to the Institution offering the scolarship).

Here's a preliminary document to be used as a starting point, using the article document class with the 12pt (font size) class option, the geometry package to design the required page layout, and the titlesec package to define the header/footer according to specifications: I placed the page number in the footer and centered, but you can place it whereever it is required.

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Here's the resulting document:

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Another option, to definitively avoid using the header would be to use the background package. Here's a little example, using the showframe option for geometry to see the space reserved for the header:

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage[paperwidth=216mm,paperheight=279mm,margin=1.87cm,%
marginparsep=0pt,includehead,showframe]{geometry}
\usepackage{background}
\usepackage{mathptmx}
\usepackage[scaled=.90]{helvet}
\usepackage{courier}
\usepackage{lipsum}% just to generate filler text

\SetBgScale{1}
\SetBgAngle{0}
\SetBgOpacity{1}
\SetBgColor{black}
\SetBgPosition{\textwidth,1}
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\lipsum[1-6]

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Here's the result:

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