[Tugindia] changing margin size

tugindia@tug.org tugindia@tug.org
Fri, 18 Oct 2002 13:04:59 +0530 (IST)


How can I change \evensidemargin or \oddsidemargin temporarily for a paragraph? I want put the following box so that it covers the entire width of the paper but the rest of the matter should have the preset left margin.

\colorbox{blue}{\begin{minipage}[c]{\paperwidth} text \end{minpage}}

Thanks
Satheesh