[Tugindia] changing margin size

[Radhakrishnan CV]

>>>>> "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