Hiding that Squiggly line! Page Setup?

[Wickerman]

Okay, this is a tiny question, but one that's bothered me for years.

When I'm in layout mode starting a brand new project, I like to set the body part to the approximate the size of the window, and then I use the T-Square lines and the line-drawing tool to sort of sketch out how I might use the real estate. Or whatever.

But always, getting in the way, is that squiggly vertical line that shows where the edge of the "page" would be.

. . . but this is going to be a data entry layout, never printed. So why must I have this thing distracting me all the time? Ironically, the only way to hide it seems to be to choose "View Page Margins" -- which is even worse.

Is there any way to hide this irrelevant visual aid? Or does it serve some vital purpose I've been unaware of all this time?

thanks!

[comment]

I don't think you can hide it - but you could select a really big page in Page Setup...

[Wickerman]

Thanks -- it's actually a relief just to know it's not just something simple I was missing.

But your answer raises another fuzzy area for me: Page Setup. When I go to that item under the File menu and money with it -- what does it wind up applying to -- this layout? This File? This printing session? Obviously , there are *other8 layers designed for printing on standard paper....

[comment]

That's a good question - meaning I am not sure of the exact answer. I am guessing it would apply to the current file until Page Setup is called again, but one would need to experiment a bit to test this hypothesis. Also, the answer may be different if the file is being served.

In any case, you can (and very likely should) store the print settings of each layout in a script, Even with the same page size there may differences in orientation.

Edited January 20, 2012 by comment