Print from SAP

Hi gurus
Could you please give me some advice of which ABAP standard i should use to print A4? when i go to Print then go to Properties and then which Format "x_*" should I use for A4 printing. I tried most of them by our minolta still saying that im trying to print Letter format:( how can i correct this? any advices?
thank you very much!

HI
First you define your printer in SPAD.
Configure the printer, As per your landscape and settings.
when you give print then u select the DINA4(this contains sap standard printer settings A4.
210,297 these are to be selected according to your configuration of sap system)
Feel free to revert back.
Pls provide the points if you get the answer.
---venkat.

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