Chapter 2: Calculating the Page Layout with typearea 34

\documentclass[a4paper]{report}
\usepackage[BCOR=8.25mm]{typearea}
with BCOR=8.25mm as an option to typearea or
\documentclass[a4paper,BCOR=8.25mm]{report}
\usepackage{typearea}
when using BCOR=8.25mm as a global option.
When using a KOMA - Script class, you do not need to load the typearea package
explicitly:
\documentclass[BCOR=8.25mm]{scrreprt}
You can omit the a4paper option with scrreprt, since this is the default for all
KOMA - Script classes.
If you want to set the option to a new value later, you can, for example, use the
following:
\documentclass{scrreprt}
\KOMAoptions{BCOR=8.25mm}
Defaults are initialized when the scrreprt class is loaded. Changing a setting with
the \KOMAoptions or \KOMAoption commands will automatically calculate a new
type area with new margins.

Note you must pass this option as a class option when loading one of the KOMA - Script
classes, as in the example above, or via \KOMAoptions or \KOMAoption after loading the class.
When you use a KOMA - Script class, you should not load the typearea package explicitly with
\usepackage, nor should you specify it as an optional argument when loading the package
if you are using another class. If the option is changed with \KOMAoptions or \KOMAoption
after loading the package, the type area and margins are automatically recalculated.

DIV=factor
v3.00 The DIV=factor option specifies the number of strips into which the page is divided horizon-
tally and vertically during the construction of the type area. The exact construction method
is found in section 2.2. It’s important to realise that the larger the factor , the larger the
text block and the smaller the margins. Any integer value greater than 4 is valid for factor .
Note, however, that large values can cause violations in the constraints on the margins of the
type area, depending on how you set other options. In extreme cases, the header may fall
outside of the page. When you use the DIV=factor option, you are responsible for complying
with the margin constraints and for choosing a typographically pleasing line length.
In table 2.1, you will find the sizes of the type areas for several DIV factors for the A4 page
with no binding correction. In this case, the other constraints that are dependent on the font
size are not taken into account.