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kai*smith
kai*smith
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April 8, 2017
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I am trying to print a booklet from InDesign CC 2017. Set up custom page size and it is printing much smaller

  • April 8, 2017
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Hello! I'm trying to print booklets from InDesign 2017 (Windows 10), and I set up a custom page size when I began the booklet. Now that I'm ready to print, the page size is much smaller than what I specified when setting it up. I did go back and change the page size to be just a bit larger, but it won't even print to the size I originally set it up for. Any suggestions? If you need anym information I will be happy to provide it! Thanks in advance for any help!  

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    Correct answer rob day

    The page size is 4in by 5.9375 inches and paper is letter size (8.5 x 11). Thank you!


    That should work. The Print Booklet feature is famous for not working well with some print drivers. Can you show a screen capture of the Print Booklet dialog set to Preview with Print Settings open like in my #1?

    You could also try exporting a PDF using the PDF/X-4 preset and trying Acrobat's Booklet printing.

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    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    April 8, 2017

    As for ease, my solution requires 3 mouse clicks. Definitely easier than thinking up, then typing, new names for 3 sets of master pages in each of the dozen docs I'm merging into one.

    Are you referring to page size which is set in the initial Document Setup dialog or Paper Size which is set in the Print dialog?

      kai*smith
      kai*smithAuthor
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      April 8, 2017

      The page size that is set in the initial document setup dialog. I also tried using the Page Tool, but it's showing the correct size, just not printing the correct size. All of my pages in the booklet are the same size. I hope this helps. Thank you.

      rob day
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      rob dayCommunity Expert
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      April 8, 2017

      What is the page size and what is the paper size you are trying to print on.

      rob day
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      rob dayCommunity Expert
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      April 8, 2017

      Make sure Scale to Fit is not checked under Print Settings...>Setup>Options. Here my letter spreads with crops won't fit on a tabloid sheet, so with Scale To Fit checked it gets reduced:

        kai*smith
        kai*smithAuthor
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        April 8, 2017

        Thank you! I did make sure it wasn't checked. I did as much research on this as possible. I worked on it for about 5 hours yesterday. No matter what I did, it wouldn't print to the size the page setup showed. Thank you again, I really appreciate your reply! If you have any other suggestions, I will try anything! If need be, I can post screenshots of my settings/set up. If there's anything I can post that would help, I will gladly do it! Have a wonderful day!

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