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March 15, 2024
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Unsupported PDF Dimensions

  • March 15, 2024
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Hello

I have a 300 page pdf document that I was thinking to print PDF to Book to hand out to folks here at our nonprofit group.

On a PDF to Print Book site I uploaded the PDF Document. The message informed me that "UNSUPPORTED PDF DIMENSIONS
Your chosen file(s) can not be printed with any of our book sizes.
See our print size specifications or choose different file(s). You can manually choose the book size and run a preflight check to determine why your file(s) couldn't be matched.

On this page I see the PDF as:
Attached:
lifeof.pdf(5.49 in x 7.65 in / 13.94 cm x 19.42 cm)
pt1pt2-fin.pdf(5.49 in x 10.21 in / 13.94 cm x 25.93 cm)

How can I modify the PDF document so that the adjustment will meet the critera of the small book publisher?

Thanks !!

sample from my pdf attached...

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    Correct answer Nisha Marshall

    Hello

     

    It appears that the book publisher's specifications do not support the PDF dimensions. You can change the document by using a PDF editing program such as Adobe Acrobat to change the page size. Just adjust the pages to the specified book size that the publisher has provided. After making changes, upload the updated PDF again to make sure it works.

     

    Regards

    Nisha Marshall

    Prestige Camden

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    Nisha Marshall
    Nisha MarshallCorrect answer
    Participant
    March 18, 2024

    Hello

     

    It appears that the book publisher's specifications do not support the PDF dimensions. You can change the document by using a PDF editing program such as Adobe Acrobat to change the page size. Just adjust the pages to the specified book size that the publisher has provided. After making changes, upload the updated PDF again to make sure it works.

     

    Regards

    Nisha Marshall

    Prestige Camden

    Ezad
    EzadAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 23, 2024

    Thanks for your help. In the older versions of Acrobat this work was less than complicated. 

    I have the Subscribtion so my Acrobat is current.

    I need to learn additional work with the possible book such as changing font, darkening text and so forth. 

    Again thanks for the support.

    Ezad
    EzadAuthor
    Inspiring
    March 17, 2024

    I was unable to reply other than in this original posting box. 

    Today's note:

     

    Hello

    I did a print to pdf using 'fit' in one effort.
    Then using preflight I did a analyze and fix and saved the document.
    In a pdf to book print site I had to run their Preflight as there were pages errors. I was unable to figure out how to 're-scale the pages'.

    I'll keep working on this document however at the moment I cannot resize all the pages that would allow me to run a pdf to book routine. Attached is a Preflight error page to show results.

    The document was created in 1990 using a pdf standard for that era. Only recently was I requested to make a printable document so that this non profit could make manuscipt style copies to be circulated here.

    Thanks !

    The attachment text is here:

    • Cover and Pages PDF: PDF has 182 pages.
      • [Pages PDF] Page 1: Invalid dimensions, got [5.491 in x 10.221 in], expected [8.125 in x 10.250 in].
      • [Pages PDF] Pages 2-37: Invalid dimensions, got [5.487 in x 10.207 in], expected [8.125 in x 10.250 in].
      • [Pages PDF] Pages 38-111: Invalid dimensions, got [8.500 in x 11.000 in], expected [8.125 in x 10.250 in].
      • [Pages PDF] Pages 112-182: Invalid dimensions, got [5.490 in x 10.207 in], expected [8.125 in x 10.250 in].
      Abambo
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      AbamboCommunity Expert
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      March 17, 2024

      Your sample says it has been created 03/15/2024.

      ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
      Abambo
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      AbamboCommunity Expert
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      March 15, 2024

      The best would be to go back to the source document and to change there the page size to a supported size. The page size actually in the PDF is 215.9 mm x 279.4 mm.

       

      If that does not work, print it to a PDF printer with the correct page size as required and use one of the options:

      As your file is text as image, I would expect some loss in quality using this route.

       

      Incidentally: This is not exactly an Acrobat question, and you did not use an Adobe product to create this file. The PDF producer is Microsoft Print to PDF. But that may also be you when you created the sample.

      ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
      try67
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      try67Community Expert
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      March 15, 2024

      Before using the Adobe PDF printer to recreate the file it's better to use the Preflight tool in Acrobat Pro (assuming you have access to it), as it will allow you to re-scale the pages to a specific size.

      Abambo
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      AbamboCommunity Expert
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      March 15, 2024
      quote

      (assuming you have access to it)


      By @try67

      🙂 Check the sample file.

      ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
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