Custom layouts for Address book - plugins? utilities?

I checked out Dr. Mac's site (I think that was the name) instructions on creating custom layouts which will also work with address book. It didn't help since I want to design my own layout and be able to preview it in address book. Unfortunately that feature doesn't seem to exist (unless I've missed it) so I'd like to find either a utility or plugin that allows me to do this within address book. I want to set the column widths, the widths between each column, where to put the page number etc.
Your comments and/or suggestions would be most welcome.
Thanks.

Eve Elberg wrote:
That's the problem. I want to extend address books capabilities so that I CAN do all those things.
you can't. there is nothing like this in address book. no plugins or 3rd party tools for this either. and I don't understand what you really mean by a custom layout when talking about address book. address book just lists addresses. you can customize which fields and address book entry can have but that's it.

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