Hi Pat,
Thanks for your note. It is also interesting to note that the default Microsoft page layouts in WORD are centered in the middle of the page. However, if you want to punch holes in your page for filing purposes, then you should leave a 15 mm band on the left-hand side for the holes and centre your page relative to what is left over - for example allow a 35 mm margin on the left and a 20 mm margin on the right (20 mm for the printed text and 15 mm for the punched holes). _ See Markus Kuhn's page for more details http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-paper.html. Regards Martin _____ From: Pat Naughtin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 17 May 2008 05:26 To: Martin Vlietstra; James R. Frysinger, LCAMS Cc: U.S. Metric Association Subject: Re: [USMA:40919] RE: Micron at Microsoft Dear Martin, Jim and All, Often a small seemingly simple decision that can have quite remarkable worldwide results. Some time ago, I realised that Microsoft's apparently simple decision about the default margins in the Microsoft Word program was having quite amazing effects on the acceptance of the metric system in the USA and in the rest of the world. You might be interested in an upgraded short piece (2 pages) that I wrote on this theme. It is called 'Page borders - inches or millimetres' and you can find it at: http://www.metricationmatters.com/docs/PageBordersInchesORmillimetres.pdf Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/ for more metrication information, contact Pat at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter/ to subscribe.
