Page Layout Control
Every XPress export uses the page layout settings in the Settings sidebar. They apply uniformly to every page of the resulting PDF.
Where to set them
Section titled “Where to set them”Open XPress, click the Settings icon if the sidebar isn’t already open, and you’ll see the layout controls at the top.
Paper size
Section titled “Paper size”| Option | Use it for |
|---|---|
| A4 | International standard. Default for most teams outside North America. |
| Letter | US standard (8.5” × 11”). Default for most North American teams. |
| Legal | US legal size (8.5” × 14”). |
| A3 | Double the area of A4 — good for diagrams, posters, and dense tables. |
XPress doesn’t currently offer custom paper sizes — the four standard options above are what you have.
Orientation
Section titled “Orientation”- Portrait — taller than wide. The default; good for normal documents.
- Landscape — wider than tall. Good for wide tables, screenshots, diagrams, and slide-style content.
The whole PDF uses one orientation. You can’t mix portrait and landscape pages within a single export.
Margins
Section titled “Margins”Margins are set per side, in millimetres:
- Top
- Right
- Bottom
- Left
Each side is an independent input — you can set them all to the same value for a uniform margin, or vary them (e.g., wider left margin if you’re printing for binding).
Margins interact with headers and footers (see Headers & Footers) — the header/footer text appears in the margin band, so make sure your top and bottom margins are large enough to fit them.
Choosing settings for common cases
Section titled “Choosing settings for common cases”- Standard internal document: A4 (or Letter), portrait, default margins. Good enough for 95% of use cases.
- Wide tables or diagrams: switch to landscape; consider A3 if it’s really wide.
- Print for binding: bump the left margin to 25–30 mm to leave a binding gutter.
- Compact / paper-saving: smaller margins (10 mm each side) maximize content per page.
- Branded handout: keep top and bottom margins around 20–25 mm to leave room for a header logo + page numbers.
Session-only
Section titled “Session-only”Layout settings live for your current XPress session in this browser tab. They reset to defaults the next time you open XPress in this space. Per-space layout presets are a likely future addition — let us know if you want them.
- Headers & Footers — what fits in the top/bottom margin.
- Custom Templates — the broader picture of how XPress treats per-export configuration today.