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Hunter Irving
Monday, August 4th, 2025 at 8:30 PM

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 1 +# What if you could hold a website?
 2 +Open ```zine.html``` in your web browser (or <a href="https://hunterirving.github.io/zine.html/zine.html">click here</a>) then use ```⌘``` + ```P``` to print an 8-page mini zine to one sheet of 8.5 x 11" legal paper.
 3 +
 4 +<img src="resources/readme_images/zine-layout.png">
 5 +
 6 +>[!NOTE]
 7 +>For best results, in your system print dialog...
 8 +>- ensure Portrait orientation is selected
 9 +>- set Margins to None or 0
10 +>- select "Scale 100%" rather than "Fit to page width"
11 +>- check "Print backgrounds" to ensure proper styling
12 +
13 +
14 +## Assembly Instructions
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16 +Once you've printed the blank, follow this assembly guide from <a href="https://vabook.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2020/03/Where-Im-From-zine-folding-instructions.pdf">Virginia Center for the Book</a> to cut and fold the zine to shape:
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18 +<a href="https://vabook.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2020/03/Where-Im-From-zine-folding-instructions.pdf">
19 +    <img src="resources/readme_images/folding-guide.png">
20 +</a>
21 +
22 +>[!TIP]
23 +>Once folded, consider gluing opposite pages together with a gluestick for increased structural stability.
24 +
25 +# It's Your Zine Now
26 +1. open ```template.html``` in your text editor of choice
27 +2. modify the HTML within the existing ```.zine-page-content``` divs
28 +3. open the modified file in your favorite web browser
29 +4. hit print!