Printing PDF files to scale
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2009-02-11 03:30 AM
Because the PDF is created at A1 it is a virtual piece of paper at A1 and if it is shrunk to fit the paper size it scales to 48% or 49% depending on the printer. This is to suit the printers minimum page margins.
No problem in printing an A3 PDF to A3, that works fine, or A1 to A1. Just scaling an A1 to A3 that does not seem to want to work.
Ian C
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2009-02-11 04:38 AM
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2009-02-11 05:33 AM
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2009-02-11 08:16 AM
Ian wrote:On the contrary, the Page Scaling / Fit (or Shrink) to Printable Area option is there in Adobe Reader, and it is standard, and it always needs to be turned off for printing PDFs to scale to work correctly. Too many clients are unaware!
The % shrinkage thing is a MAC specific option I think. Does not appear to be in Windows.

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2009-02-11 10:37 AM
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2009-02-11 10:55 AM
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2009-02-11 03:07 PM
Thomas wrote:Are you sure? I have Adobe Reader 9.0 and there is no way I can see to adjust the print size by percentage. The options are clearly there for shrinking to fit and fit to printable area.Ian wrote:On the contrary, the Page Scaling / Fit (or Shrink) to Printable Area option is there in Adobe Reader, and it is standard, and it always needs to be turned off for printing PDFs to scale to work correctly. Too many clients are unaware!
The % shrinkage thing is a MAC specific option I think. Does not appear to be in Windows.
Is Vistasp's screenshot from the full version of Acrobat perhaps?

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2009-02-11 03:30 PM
Peter wrote:Nope. Foxit Reader.
Is Vistasp's screenshot from the full version of Acrobat perhaps?

I find Adobe Reader loads too slowly so unless the files requires one of Adobe's plugins (in which case I use "open with...") I much prefer the speed of Foxit.
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2009-02-11 08:30 PM
The image that Peter Clark shows is what i get. No way to adjust the A1 to A3 at 50%. The shrink to Fit etc takes it down to 49%.
A1 to A1 or A3 to A3 with scaling set to None works fine but not the A1 to A3 or A3 to A5 when you want exactly 50% reduction.
Will give Foxit a go and see what happens.
I did read somewhere that Adobe know about the problem but nothing has been done about it.
Ian C

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2009-02-11 08:51 PM
