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Resize PDF document in multi pages function

mayybl
Registered: Sep 12 2011
Posts: 5
Answered

When I try to print PDF file with multi pages function, the document were shrink and not cover fully. I want it to be resize the pages. How I can do it?

May

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 10.1, Macintosh
KellyMcC
Acrobat 9ExpertTeam
Registered: Jul 11 2011
Posts: 389
In the Print dialog there is an option for "Page Scaling to Fit to Printable Area". This should help.

Kelly McCathran
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mayybl
Registered: Sep 12 2011
Posts: 5
Yes. But I only can choose 1 option. Fit the page size OR multi pages. But I need both. Thanks.

May

KellyMcC
Acrobat 9ExpertTeam
Registered: Jul 11 2011
Posts: 389
Accepted Answer
There are no other settings for page scaling when you choose Multiple pages per sheet, other than Auto Rotate Pages. Acrobat will do it's best to rotate and fit the proper number of pages, based on your paper size and page dimensions.

Kelly McCathran
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mayybl
Registered: Sep 12 2011
Posts: 5
Hi Kelly,

Thanks for the reply. Actually, I am trying to print Adobe Illustrator Manual. 2 pages per page and it's came out very small. Before I using Adobe, I am able to choose to use page margin or not. How do I go about it? Can I just uninstall the program?

May

KellyMcC
Acrobat 9ExpertTeam
Registered: Jul 11 2011
Posts: 389
May,

I'm not sure why you'd want to uninstall the program, but there is no way to choose a margin when you are using Multiple pages per sheet. Were you using some other application to print the manual previously?

Kelly McCathran
Adobe Community Expert
Certified Technical Trainer+

mayybl
Registered: Sep 12 2011
Posts: 5
Kelly,

Previously I use Preview in Mac. If you try to print the AI manual with multipages, click on add border and you will find too much blank space. The print out also very small.

Thanks.

May

KellyMcC
Acrobat 9ExpertTeam
Registered: Jul 11 2011
Posts: 389
If you'd like to open this file in Preview, instead of Acrobat, navigate to the document through the operating system. Right-click or Ctrl-Click the file and choose Open With > Preview.app. However; there are no settings I can see there that will allow a custom margin around the pages. Only hairline or thin line borders (no spacing option).

Kelly McCathran
Adobe Community Expert
Certified Technical Trainer+

KellyMcC
Acrobat 9ExpertTeam
Registered: Jul 11 2011
Posts: 389
If you'd like to open this file in Preview, instead of Acrobat, navigate to the document through the operating system. Right-click or Ctrl-Click the file and choose Open With > Preview.app. However; there are no settings I can see there that will allow a custom margin around the pages. Only hairline or thin line borders (no spacing option).

Kelly McCathran
Adobe Community Expert
Certified Technical Trainer+

mayybl
Registered: Sep 12 2011
Posts: 5
Hi Kelly,

Thanks for teach me how to open file with Preview. Use Acrobat to print multipages, if put the border on it, we will see a lot of empty space outside the border. But use Preview to print, after put the border, we will see less empty space. That's mean the document size will be bigger. I hope Acrobat can create something like we can choose 2 option for the printing.

May