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otto wilfredom85018022
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October 15, 2019
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Printing Multiple pages to Tabloid

  • October 15, 2019
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Hey guys, hope you can help me. 

 

I got a book in indesign (300 Pages) with page size 5.5x8.5 inches to save time, money and resources i need to print 4 pages in a tabloid page (11x17 inches).

 

I've exported the file with the original size from indesing to PDF and opened in Acrobat DC and tried to print using the multiple opcion, actual size checked and tabloid as the paper size selected, it printed on a printer capable of tabloid but it shrink the pages inside the tabloid that are original (5.5x8.5 inches) to (5x8 inches). If you sum the 4 pages(5.5x8.5) its and exact 11x17 so its a perfect fit. 

The thumbnails option doesnt work since this is going to print so i need their actual size.

Is there a way i can fit 4 pages of 5.5x8.5 inches into a tabloid (11x17 inches) keeping there original size?

 

Any help is much appreciated.

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ls_rbls
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ls_rblsCommunity Expert
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October 15, 2019

There is still an option that you can configure through the thumbnailed preview pane.

 

Try this, open the the thumbnail view pane, click once on the first page to select it, then press the SHIFT key + END key to select all thumbnail viewed pages; right-clik on the selected items, select "Page Properties" from the context menu, and in the first tab labeled "Tab Order" tick the radio button that says "Use Document Structure" from the given  options.

 

See if this helps.

 

 

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    otto wilfredom85018022Author
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    October 16, 2019

    ls_rbls, thanks for the suggestion. Tried in indesign but the thumbnail option put a shadow on the output of each inner page and has a different size that the actual size.

    ls_rbls
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    ls_rblsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 16, 2019

    The Page Properties work around that I suggested is not done through InDesign unless you meant that you tried it Acrobat Pro.

     

    This work around that I suggested should be done using Acrobat Pro on the document that was exported to PDF from the InDesign application.

     

    Do you mind sharing one more screenshot of the shadows and the pages output that you are describing?

    Document Geek
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    Document GeekCommunity Expert
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    October 15, 2019

    The trick is that you need to set up a custom paper size with no margins. Otherwise, Acrobat will automatically shrink your content to fit within the specified margins, regardless of the "Do Not Scale" checkbox.

     

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      otto wilfredom85018022Author
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      October 16, 2019

      Hey Document_Geek, try it just like you said and remove the margins using a tabloid page(11x17) with 4 smalles pages(5.5x8.5) in multiple option but its still shrinks the original pages from 5.5x8.5 to 5x8

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