Print-to-pdf multiple pages per sheet

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How can I print-to-pdf multiple pages per sheet? I have a pdf file. I know how to print multiple pages per sheet, but rather than printing I'd like to generate a new pdf file that displays multiple pages of the original file per every page of the new file.

Here's how I tried to go about it.

File > Print... > Multiple > Pages per sheet: 2 by 2 > Printer... > PDF > Save As PDF... > Save

This procedure ends with the following message: "Saving a PDF file when printing is not supported. Instead, choose File > Save."

However, there is no multiple pages per sheet option on the File > Save As... dialog.

System details:

* Acrobat XI 11.0.11

* OS X Yosemite 10.10.4

try67Correct answer

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Sorry, I assumed you had Reader since you posted in the Reader forum... (I'll move your thread to the Acrobat forums)

The Adobe PDF printer is not available (any more) on Mac computers, so you can't print to a PDF file.

It is possible to create an n-Up version of a PDF using a script, though.

suzannef89473622

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Just incase anyone is having the same issue as I am, I tried just the simple save as PDF and was getting an error message, I set my printer to offline and now I am not getting the error message. Which maybe makes sense and relates to the whole virtual printer issue maybe. Just a though.

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happycamper78

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There is this virtual printer plugin for mac. Works perfectly, as in you can create your multiple pages per sheet print layout in Acrobat and then select the virtual printer to get a pdf output, even better it's free of charge

https://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfwriterformac/

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Siejhi

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I did a few Google searched about this, as I was having the same issue. I found that (once you are done with your edits in PDF, save and close), you can open PDF in "Preview" and print multiple pages and "save to PDF" without a script : )

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Siejhi

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> open PDF in "Preview"

> in "Orientation" Dropdown "Preview" and select "Layout"

> select pages per sheet

> bottom left dropdown "PDF" and select "Save as PDF"

: )

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briandkatz1

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This worked for me. IDK how to mark it "correct" since there is already a "correct" answer on this forum. But this would be more correct than the other. The solution seems simple, like something we would have tried before!... but maybe one of the OS X updates since adjusted things. Curious if this works with other people.

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