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  1. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  2. |                            TEXT1 \width COMMAND                             |
  3. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  4.                                                                                
  5. The  \width command  specifies the  width of  the page  that will  be used  for
  6. printing the file. The format is:                                              
  7.                                                                                
  8.           \width{uu}                                                           
  9.                                                                                
  10. where "uu" is the unit of measurement in any valid TeX measurement (pt, pc, in,
  11. etc.) or number of 10-pitch characters.  The  default page width is 8.5 inches,
  12. or \width{8.5IN}.  This command  may only appear  at the  beginning of  the TeX
  13. input file before any actual text is entered.                                  
  14.