[Tugindia] changing margin size
Radhakrishnan CV
tugindia@tug.org
18 Oct 2002 15:27:29 +0530
>>>>> "kskumar" == kskumar <kskumar@vsnl.com> writes:
kskumar> How can I change \evensidemargin or \oddsidemargin
kskumar> temporarily for a paragraph? I want put the following box
kskumar> so that it covers the entire width of the paper but the
kskumar> rest of the matter should have the preset left margin.
kskumar> \colorbox{blue}{\begin{minipage}[c]{\paperwidth} text
kskumar> \end{minpage}}
\documentclass{memoir}
\begin{adjustwidth}{<left>}{<right>}
....
\end{adjustwidth}
adjustwidth environment adds the length left to the lefthand margin
and right to the righthand margin. You can give negative values to
reduce the margins.
--
Radhakrishnan