How to print large PDF on regular paper 1

[goombawaho]

Not sure if this is something simple or if I am trying to do something that isn't that simple. Would feel better about myself if it's the latter.

Client was given a PDF that is a layout drawing of a building and it's native size is 24" x 36". The user only has an 8.5" x 11" capable printer.

So............ Is there a way to easily/automatically span (not sure if I'm using the right term) the document onto say 4 sheets of 8.5" x 11" paper so it's size is readable.

I understand shrink-to-fit, but I want to do just the opposite. We don't have Photoshop at our disposal.

 

[MarkWalsh]

Yes. you can tile the pages. Look under "Page Handling" "Page Scaling" in the printer dialog.

 

[goombawaho]

That's not what I want (multiple pages on one piece of paper). I want the PDF spread out/divided over multiple pieces of paper so that it's not so tiny.

 

[MarkWalsh]

You need to look at the 'Tile' options. It does just that - allows you to 'tile' one page across multiple pages.

 

[goombawaho]

I don't see any TILE option. Can you be exact on where it is. I will look though.

 

[goombawaho]

Do I need to point out that this Acrobat Reader ONLY and not the full version????

 

[goombawaho]

Got it: No can do with the free version.

http://www.sewnews.com/content_downloads/How_to_Print.pdf

"Adobe Reader does not feature a “Tile all Pages” option under “Page Scaling".”

 

[MarkWalsh]

I just checked a copy of Reader I have, and it looks like it doesn't have the tile option. Sorry, I had checked the page handling options yesterday, and I thought it had the tiling option. This was Reader 7 on windows XP. Which version/platform are you using?

 

[goombawaho]

Kinko's is the way we have decided to go using a (gasp) real plotter to print a plotter-size document.

Thanks guys.