How can I split A1 size to A2 poster for printing purposes?

[finaluser]

Hi all..

Ive been looking to goin an indesign forum for ages and thank God I found what am looking for.

I have a question for your guys. I have design an A1 size poster and i need to print it on A2 printer. Is there a way I can slice it like in photoshop?

Thanx in advance

Mo

 

[jimoblak]

Export a PDF file.

Make a new A2 document and place that A1 sized PDF file. Scale to taste.

 

[finaluser]

Tnx for your quick response jimoblak and excuse my ignorance. What I meant was i need the output as an A1 and bcasue i have an A2 printer i have to print it twice and then stitch the A2 together. My real question is how can i split the orignal A1 file to two A2's in indesign?

Did you get me? am really bad at explaining myself , sorry

awaitng your good reply

 

[jimoblak]

I think I understand now.

If your print dialog does not offer 'tiling', you can still export a PDF file. Place that PDF file of the entire poster twice in a new 2 page document. Adjust the frames so that one page shows the top half of the PDF file and the other frame shows the bottom half of the other instance of that PDF file.

 

[jmgalvin]

If I understand you correctly, you want to print the top half of the poster on one piece of paper in and print the lower half of another piece of paper and tape them together.

You can create a new A2 doc with 2 pages (I'm assuming you'll use landscape). Zoom out and draw a A1 sized blank frame - stretching to the pasteboard and all over the place. Select all on the original doc, copy and paste into the frame you drew on the AI. Now use the frame you pasted into to crop out the lower half of the A1 and align it properly on the page. On page 2 repeat the above and crop out the upper half. Once you're sure that you have exactly the top and bottom proper, print.

Using OSX 10.3.9 on a G4

 

[finaluser]

Am sorry about the late reply.. But thanx alot to both of you. what you said opened my eyes in to new fantastic tools and options in indesign.

Its done

Many Thanx again