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TMO Quick Tip - Getting Correct Page Sizes in Acrobat

by , 7:30 AM EDT, August 30th, 2006

Sometimes size does matter, and that certainly is the case with Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. By default, Adobe's PDF editing and reader applications both scale your documents to fit the paper in your printer - saving you from losing the edges of your document if they fall outside the printable area. If you need to print a document at actual size, however, it's time to change that setting. Here's how:

  • Choose File > Print in Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
  • Select Copies & Pages from the pop-up menu that's just below the Presets pop-up menu.
  • Choose None from the Page Scaling pop-up menu.


Choose Copies & Pages (left) and set Page Scaling to None (right).

Disabling Page Scaling is especially useful if you are trying to match an original document as closely as possible, printing a PDF that will be used as a template, or outputting a plate for a printing press.

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