I'm writing a document with the Springer's template svmono
. Clearly the margins and more generally the page layout is automatically setted. Despite this, the output file is displayed as an A4 pdf file. I want to print my document ''like a book'', namely in a format that is smaller than an A4 paper; so which is the best way to set the page dimensions? Clearly the text should result centered into the page.
Addenda:
I've tried this solution:
\documentclass[envcountsame,envcountchap]{svmono}
\usepackage{subfiles}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[bottom]{footmisc}
\usepackage{microtype}
\usepackage{stmaryrd}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{mathrsfs}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage[all,cmtip]{xy}
\usepackage{faktor}
\usepackage[colorlinks={true},linkcolor={blue},citecolor={blue}]{hyperref}
\usepackage[frame,width=15truecm,height=23.5truecm,center]{crop}
\begin{document}
blablabla
\end{document}
but in this way the paper is cutted. I'd like to mantain the above dimensions (i.e. width=15truecm,height=23.5truecm
) but with some crop marks to underline the ''real'' printable area.
Best Answer
The key to a possible solution is the
geometry
package, which sets the corresponding dimensions. Includingcrop
aftergeometry
is strongly advised.Please use the options to crop at will, I just used them to show the frame etc. I also added
blindtext
to show the effect. The screenshot below is itself 'cropped' ;-)Perhaps, there is also some need to change the geometry, I did not print my solution and checked the crop mark.