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Sharyn_K
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June 29, 2016
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Shrink to Fit

  • June 29, 2016
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Acrobat XI Pro, WIN Enterprise 7: Is there a way to permanently disable Shrink to Fit? Every time it is necessary to reinstall or upgrade my Acrobat, the defaulted Shrink to Fit skews my prints because I forget about it. Strangely enough, eventually Acrobat stays at Actual Size but not until I've had a few misprints. This is NOT a good default. I print forms that have to be true to size. If you're listening Adobe, please change the default!

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Correct answer Dov Isaacs

There is currently no way to disable either “Shrink to Fit” or “Fit” either globally or on a document basis (in the latter case, there simply isn't anything in the PDF format to accommodate such an option).

What is true is that the setting is “sticky” within Acrobat. When you set the option to “Actual Size” it will stay there until you change it in some future print dialog invocation.

I will pass your suggestion along to the team.

          - Dov

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Sharyn_K
Sharyn_KAuthor
Participating Frequently
June 29, 2016

Thank you Dov!

Dov Isaacs
Dov IsaacsCorrect answer
Brainiac
June 29, 2016

There is currently no way to disable either “Shrink to Fit” or “Fit” either globally or on a document basis (in the latter case, there simply isn't anything in the PDF format to accommodate such an option).

What is true is that the setting is “sticky” within Acrobat. When you set the option to “Actual Size” it will stay there until you change it in some future print dialog invocation.

I will pass your suggestion along to the team.

          - Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)