[thelist] Print Page Dimensions

Joshua Olson joshua at waetech.com
Tue Nov 25 08:57:43 CST 2003


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jono Young" <Jono at brookgroup.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 9:43 AM


> On 11/25/03 9:25 AM, "Rob Smith" <rob.smith at THERMON.com> wrote:
> > Does anyone know the exact pixel dimension for a standard printable
space on
> > an 8.5" x 11" sheet of paper? A4?
>
> There are 72 pixels in 1  inch.

This is not correct.  The basic unit of print measurement is "point", of
which there are 72 per inch.  The number of pixels a printer puts into an
inch is completely up to the physical limitations of the printer and the
drivers installed on the computer running the printer.

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Joshua Olson
Web Application Engineer
WAE Tech Inc.
http://www.waetech.com
706.210.0168




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