Change to A2 or A3 paper size in Word

[Smileyface]

Hi, I am trying to design a poster for a presentation later this week. The
poster needs to be done on either A2 or A3 paper. I want to design the poster
on the computer and then have it professionally printed and laminated, but
I'm not sure how to change the paper size - I've tried doing it from "File,
Page Set-up," but A2 and A3 are not given as options. It would be great if
someone could help me - also, if someone has any tips on whether or not I
should use a programme other than Word, that would be very handy too.

Thanks a lot.

 

[Doug Robbins - Word MVP on news.microsoft.com]

While you do not need the printer itself, you will need install the driver
for a printer that can handle that size paper and you will have to set that
printer as the activeprinter in Word. Note, I don't think that you can go
as big as A2.

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[Graham Mayor]

As Doug says A2 is not compatible with Word
A2 = 420 x 594 mm or 16.5 x 23.4 in
The maximum dimension of a Word page is 22".
You should have better results with Publisher.

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[Peter Jamieson]

The professional printers I have used typically have guides that
describe the formats they accept and other key information likely to
lead to a good result, e.g. what colour space to use, borders/bleeds
etc. Either your project is simple enough that you don't have to worry
about that and your .doc/.docx will simply be printed as you expect, or
it isn't, in which case you may need to consider using different
software (and in that case, you may need to consider whether you have
enough time to produce the material in an unfamiliar package).

And yes,, if it's A2 Word will not handle it, unless your document is
simple enough that the printer can simply enlarge A4 or A3.

Peter Jamieson
http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk