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December 27, 2018
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I have an 8.5x11 pdf. I need to make it 11x17, which is 2-up of the same document.

  • December 27, 2018
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I have a pdf set up for our digital department. They now want it 2-up on 11x17.

Is there an easy way without completely redoing the job?

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    Stephen Marsh
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    Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
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    January 1, 2019

    I’d second the place/export suggestion to avoid printing.

    IMHO no prepress department should be without inexpensive must have tools such as Enfocus PitStop Pro, Callas pdfToolbox, Quite Imposing or another such product, even if they have more expensive PDF workflow or imposition software etc.

    Lukas Engqvist
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    Lukas EngqvistCommunity Expert
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    December 28, 2018

    You can also duplicate the page (alt/opt drag the page in the pages tab to duplicate) in Acrobat Pro so that you have two of each page. Then select 2-upp from Multiple

    Document Geek
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    Document GeekCommunity Expert
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    December 28, 2018

    This may help. It’s not exactly what the digital department is asking for, but it may do the job if you don’t have InDesign or Illustrator.

    Document Geek: Quick and Dirty Page Imposition Using Only Acrobat

    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity Expert
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    December 28, 2018

    https://forums.adobe.com/people/Document+Geek  wrote

    This may help. It’s not exactly what the digital department is asking for, but it may do the job if you don’t have InDesign or Illustrator.

    Document Geek: Quick and Dirty Page Imposition Using Only Acrobat

    This works but the disadvantage against my solution is that with print multiple you will always have an implicit fit, which is not always what you want.

    Sometimes the printers dialogue will also allow for multiple imposition. It is sometimes worth also looking into those options.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity Expert
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    December 27, 2018

    Do you have Indesign or Illustrator at your disposal? You can create a document with the given size and place your pdf twice and export to pdf again.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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