I use MS Excel a lot for drafting:  sketching layouts, capturing pictures of projects, etc.  It allows cropping of an imported picture, changing aspects, etc.  I just figured out a trick with printing to a desired size.  You use the Preview window, then use a partial sized screen.  Have an 8/11 sheet of paper (or whatever printout size you'll use), and then grip/resize the image until it matches the 8/11 sheet.  The image is now "real sized", and you just lay a ruler onto the screen to see the size it prints.  You can either then change row/column sizes, or use the Preview settings for % print size, recheck dimensions, print when you got it right.  Woulda saved me a lot of test prints if I'd realized it b-4.

Neat Tip, Thanks!

 

I use Excel a lot but only for math calculations.