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** I originally posted this in the Off Topic section, but it was suggested that posting here might help as well. (I agree, but didn't want to do a cross-topic post unless I had to.) **

Gonna keep this as short as I can...

I've been a Corel die-hard for as far back as I can remember. However, I've been trying to suss out Adobe's programs of late since I'm gonna get into graphic design classes soon, and the rest of the world seems to think that you can't do good work without "Adobe" tatooed across your forehead. *ahem*

Anyway, after a few halting attempts, I'm starting to figure out how to translate my Corel Draw! knowledge over to the Adobe Illustrator interface. The only problem I've found is that whenever I create a new document in Illustrator, the bottom of the page is set roughly .0315 mm or so too high, the ruler's "0" origin and the bottom of the page just don't match. Sure, that's not much, but it's enough to screw any hope of precise placement. And for the "industry standard" vector graphics editing program that sports such an impressive price tag, you'd think they would have made more of an effort.

So I guess my question is, am *I* screwing something up? Is there a setting somewhere that would make this offset make some sense perhaps?

Any help would be appreiciated!
For as much as some people claim to hate what Star Wars has become, they sure seem incapable of shutting up about it.
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This info comes from your printer driver. Your printer tells Illustrator how many pixels are on an A4 page. This amount is usually smaller than A4 to avoid printing over the edge.

I can't find how to change the defaults, but to change where the origin is each time, click in the box that lies between the vertical and horizontal rules, then drag to where you want the origin.
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Very interesting... the origin reset that you suggested was perfect. Thanks for digging back a page and a half or so and replying.

The reasoning you provided ("...smaller than A4 to avoid...") is a little confusing though, since the page itself still measures in at exactly 8.5 by 11. The page's bottom left hand corner is just a little higher then the default 0,0 origin... and equally offset on the top left corner, so if it were a matter of trying to compensate for the printer's page information, then it's doing a poor job since the space it compensates for on the lower bit would end up as an overprint on the upper portion. (Am I making any sense? I need more sleep...)

Regardles, the work-around seems to be a good fix for the moment, and again I thank you. If you find out anything else, please lemme know.
For as much as some people claim to hate what Star Wars has become, they sure seem incapable of shutting up about it.
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Originally posted by: Rebel Rouser
...the rest of the world seems to think that you can't do good work without "Adobe" tattooed across your forehead.


Sorta sucks, don't it? CorelDRAW just doesn't get any respect, despite being better at some things than Illustrator apparently ever will be. I went to create a second page in an Illustrator document, and my buddy sorta laughed and asked why I'd want a second page. Uhh... because I want one! And Corel will let me have it.

Printing stuff seems to be way easier, too. I have specified several multiple-page, multi-colour (like CMYK plus 2 spots) offset print jobs using CorelDRAW, and I've never had a problem once.

Illustrator is a fine product, but it doesn't really deserve the near-monopoly it enjoys.