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jamesb9908071
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November 30, 2016
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Adjusting Margins when printing in Booklet mode

  • November 30, 2016
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Margins are too wide when printing a booklet, causing the font size to be too small.  How do I adust?  The margin setting seems to be greyed out.

thanks

JB

      Correct answer TexInAgoura

      You can reduce/eliminate margins using Print Production  - Set Page Boxes and check the box Remove White Margins. In the PAge Range box, select All.

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      washburnv6068414
      Participating Frequently
      January 11, 2025

      By far the best way, in Windows, when printing the PDF, instead of selecting your hard printer, select "Microsoft Print to PDF". When using this option, select "Fit" and don't specify booklet. You will then create a PDF whose name you can choose, in any folder you specify.

      Open this new PDF, and print the booklet in the normal way, to your normal printer. You should find that the unwanted margins diappear. This works in Adobe Reader and Pro.

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        gnoXis
        New Participant
        May 13, 2025

        Thank you so much. This worked for me.

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          TexInAgouraCorrect answer
          New Participant
          August 25, 2022

          You can reduce/eliminate margins using Print Production  - Set Page Boxes and check the box Remove White Margins. In the PAge Range box, select All.

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            Jenny34833291ds35
            New Participant
            March 23, 2024

            OMG this worked! Thank you so much!

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            Church5C66
            New Participant
            September 17, 2024

            What UkiahJapaneseSmokehouse said! Thank you so much TexinAgoura!

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            Tommy22135006cipe
            New Participant
            December 7, 2021

            As a workaround you can use the crop pages option: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/acrobat/using/crop-pdf-pages.html

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            Jyotansh5CD8
            New Participant
            October 5, 2021

            I tried printing some notes , but the margins are just on the wrong side of the booklet . I need them to be away from the edge to be stapled. Please guide me if someone knows.

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            Jordahnn35889184rmim
            New Participant
            March 6, 2024

            Hi, did you find the solution for this I'm having the same issues 😞 

             

              AkanchhaS8194121
              AkanchhaS8194121
              Braniac
              December 1, 2016

              Hi Jamesb9908071,

              Is it with a particular document or with all files?

              Margin settings can't be adjusted during print as each printer has its specific margin set.

              its printer specific issue where in some specific printer you can adjust the margin but not in all.

              you can try the steps mention below to see if that helps-

              • Open the PDF document in Adobe Reader.
              • Click "File" on the main menu bar and choose "Print."
              • Open the drop-down menu next to "Print Scaling" and choose "None."
              • Click "OK."

              Regards,

              Akanchha

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                defaultmsqjokauh1qk
                New Participant
                October 2, 2020

                The problem relates to all booklet documents. The margins are printer specific and can't be adjusted. Therefore it makes no sense to let the printer dictate the margins and thereby the scale of the printout.

                 

                I would prefer an option to print booklets at full scale (disregarding the printer margins). To address the issue of printer margins I leave an empty "safety margin" around the content instead.

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                  Katie5E92
                  New Participant
                  January 3, 2021

                  Did you find a way around this? I am having the same issue... It seems to be mainly the top and bottom margins that are too large for me. Makes everything too small for people without perfect vision to read! I tried to make the print larger in my work doc before creating the pdf, but it doesn't help that much.

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