How to get accurate printout size from a word processor?

Question

I have always had trouble getting something to print out in the dimensions that I want. How would I make say a circle print out that was exactly 3 inches on paper? or how could I get a picture to be 5 3/4 inches by 1 11/16 inches on paper? Trying to stretch and shrink in paint is useless. Any ideas??

Answer 1

Using Word for design work is not going to work.

You need Photoshop of some other graphic design software.

Gimp is free.

http://www.gimp,org

Answer 2

Word processors won't do what you are expecting them to do. They are just what their name implies - processing words not designs.

If you have Office, use PowerPoint. If you don't, get OpenOffice, it has a drawing utility, a presentation utility and the same things as MSOffice has and it's free.

http://www.openoffice.org/product/index....