Adobe ACROBAT 3D Manual page 671

Printing Adobe PDF documents
Most of the options in the Adobe Acrobat Print dialog box are the same as for other
applications. For basic office printing, you start by selecting the printer, page size, page
orientation, and other general printing options in the Print Setup (Windows) or Page Setup
(Mac OS) dialog box.
You can also print an Adobe PDF document to a mobile device over the Internet. (See
Printing over the
To print an Adobe PDF document:
1. If necessary, do one of the following:
To select pages to print, select thumbnails in the Pages tab. You can Ctrl-click (Windows)
or Command-click (Mac OS) thumbnails to select noncontiguous pages, or Shift-click to
select a contiguous range of pages. You can also select a contiguous page range in the
Print dialog box.
To select an area on a page to print, use the Snapshot tool
you want to print. Acrobat copies the selected area to the Clipboard and displays a
message; click OK to close the message box.
2. Choose File > Print Setup (Windows) or File > Page Setup (Mac OS) to set general
printing options. The available options vary with different printers and drivers. See your
printer driver documentation for details.
3. Click the Print button
4. Choose a printer from the list at the top of the Print dialog box.
5. (Mac OS) choose an option from the Presets pop-up menu.
6. In Windows, click Properties to set printer driver options. In Mac OS, set printer driver
options in the Print Center.
7. In the Acrobat Print dialog box, in the Comments And Forms pop-up menu, specify which
visible content prints. The Document option prints document contents and form fields.
Document And Markups prints document contents, form fields, and comments. Document
And Stamps (the default) prints the document, form fields, and stamps, but no other
markups, such as note comments and pencil lines. Form Fields Only prints interactive
form fields but does not print document contents.
8. In the Preview on the right, drag the slider or click in the slider area to see the effects of
scaling on multiple pages.
9. Select any of the following options, and then click OK (Windows) or Print (Mac OS).
Options may vary. For example, the Page Order option is available only if you choose
Multiple Pages Per Sheet for Page Scaling.
Current View/Selected Graphic
Prints the page area (including text, comments, and so on) that is visible in the current
view. The option name changes depending on whether you have a page selected (Current
View) or an area on a page selected using the Snapshot tool (Selected Graphic).
Current Page
Prints the page that is visible in the current view.
Pages From/To
Prints a range of pages. In Windows, if the Use Logical Page Numbers option is selected
in Page Display Preferences, you can enter numbers that match the numbering printed on
the pages using roman numerals or actual page numbers. For example, if the first page of
a document is numbered iii, you can enter iii or 1 to print that page.
Page Scaling
Reduces, enlarges, or divides pages when printing. Acrobat supports page sizes up to
15,000,000 inches (38,100,000cm) by 15,000,000 inches (38,100,000cm).
None prints the upper left or center of a page (if auto-rotated and centered) without
scaling. Pages or selections that don't fit on the paper are cropped.
Fit To Printer Margins reduces or enlarges each page to fit the imageable (or printable)
area of the currently selected paper size. The printer driver determines the imageable area
of the paper.
Reduce To Printer Margins shrinks large pages to fit the currently selected paper size but
does not enlarge small pages. If an area is selected and it is larger than the imageable area
of the currently selected paper, it is scaled to fit the imageable area.
Tile Large Pages divides oversized pages or selected areas into segments or tiles. Small
pages are not enlarged. When Tile Large Pages is selected, you can specify settings for
Tile Scale, Overlap, Cut Marks (including Western or Eastern style), and Labels. For
Overlap, type the minimum amount of duplicated information you want printed on each
tile for ease in assembly. The Overlap option uses the unit of measure specified for the
document. The value should be greater than the minimum nonprinting margins for the
printer. You can specify up to half the size of the shortest side of the document page to
overlap. For example, tiles for a page that measures 11-by-17 inches (279.4mm-by-
431.8mm) can overlap up to 5.5 inches (139.7mm). The Labels option adds to each tile in
a print job the PDF document name, date of printing, and tile coordinate such as Page 1
(1,1), which means row 1, column 1 of the first page emitted from the printer. Labels are
used for reassembling the tiles. The Cut Marks option lets you choose Western or Eastern
style marks for tiling pages.
Tile All Pages divides all pages or selected areas into segments or tiles. When Tile All
Pages is selected, you can specify settings for Tile Scale, Overlap, Cut Marks (including
Western or Eastern style), and Labels.
Multiple Pages Per Sheet prints multiple pages on the same sheet of paper. Page rendering
is properly adjusted to the actual paper size, and all rendering is done at the actual
resolution of the output device. When Multiple Pages Per Sheet is selected, you can
specify settings for Pages Per Sheet, Page Order, Print Page Border, and Auto-Rotate
Pages.
Note: Acrobat N-up (Multiple Pages Per Sheet) printing works independently from the N-
up printing features of printer drivers. The Acrobat print settings do not reflect the N-up
settings of the printer drivers. If the N-up printing features are enabled in both Acrobat
and printer driver, the output is generated by two nested N-up processes.
Pages Per Sheet
Prints a predefined number of pages, or a custom number (up to 99) horizontally and
vertically during Multiple Pages Per Sheet printing. If you select a predefined number
from the menu, Acrobat automatically selects the best paper orientation. Drag the slider
below the Preview to view the individual pages.
Page Order
Defines how the pages are ordered on paper during Multiple Pages Per Sheet printing.
Horizontal places pages from left to right, top to bottom. Horizontal Reversed places
pages from right to left, top to bottom. This page order is suitable for Asian-language
documents. Vertical places pages top to bottom, left to right. Vertical Reversed places top
to bottom, right to left. This page order is suitable for Asian-language documents.
Print Page Border
Draws the crop box (the page boundary of PDF pages) during Multiple Pages Per Sheet
printing.
Auto-Rotate Pages
Adjusts the PDF document's orientation to match the orientation specified in the printer
properties.
Note: The Shrink Large Pages option is always active for Multiple Pages Per Sheet
printing. Therefore, the pages are always resized to fit the available imaging area
regardless of how the Auto-Rotate And Center option is set.
Auto-Rotate And Center
Adjusts the PDF document's orientation to match the orientation specified in the printer
properties and centers the page in the imaging area.
Choose Paper Source By PDF Page Size
(Windows) Uses the PDF page size to determine the output tray rather than the page setup
option. This is useful for printing PDF files that contain multiple page sizes on printers
that have different-sized output trays.
Print To File (Windows)
Creates a device-dependent PostScript file of the document. For better results when
creating PostScript files, use the Save As PostScript command. (See
for PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript
Print Color As Black (Windows)
Forces all nonwhite color to print as black, which is useful for printing engineering
drawings that have lightly colored lines.
Printing Tips
If you are connected to the Internet, this option connects to the Adobe website for
information on how to troubleshoot printing problems.
Advanced
Opens one or more panels for setting additional printing options. (See
print options.) The options available also depend on your Acrobat application.
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Conversion options
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