How can I print one page enlarged to multiple pages?

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Is there a way using Adobe's Reader software to print a single PDF file page enlarged onto several physical pages?

I know there are special "poster" printing packages, and that sometimes a printer driver will allow it, but I am wondering of there is a way to do it from Adobe Reader directly without an outside dependency.

nonot1

Posted 2010-11-01T21:28:25.673

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I hate to completely ignore the "without an outside dependency" part of the question but I have used rasterbator on occasion and it's pretty slick. http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/

– blsub6 – 2010-11-01T21:33:16.240

Thanks for the link.. i've seen it but that "without an outside dependency" part is kinda important. :) – nonot1 – 2010-11-01T21:39:24.490

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I know this is old, but just in case people come across this on Google, Adobe Reader X can do it now. Just select "Poster" mode when printing and scale it accordingly.

Foxit also has that mode, but I found that it doesn't work if the PDF has a plugin, for example the Mindjet plugin.

Pedram

Posted 2010-11-01T21:28:25.673

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Foxit Reader is a free PDF reader that supports tiled printing.

(I know you're asking about no external dependencies, but this question is also a first-page result on Google, hopefully this will help others without that requirement.)

James Beninger

Posted 2010-11-01T21:28:25.673

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1I'm having trouble getting all pages to print; my large page is tiled over 12 pages (at 25% zoom), but 4-6 pages aren't printing (tho not always the same pages). – Kenny Evitt – 2013-09-23T21:10:35.510

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This is not possible in Adobe's free Reader but is possible in Adobe's commercial Acrobat Pro:

Go to the Print dialog box and set Page Scaling to Tile all pages (on v 10.1.4 of Acrobat Pro, you may have to first select Page Size & Handling --> Poster). You can then adjust the Tile Scale to a suitable percentage. You should be able to see how many physical pages will be used in the print preview.

Mike Fitzpatrick

Posted 2010-11-01T21:28:25.673

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Hmm... I don't see that option. What version are you using? – nonot1 – 2010-11-02T00:16:34.247

@nonot1: I'm using Acrobat Pro 9.0.0. I just installed Reader 9.4.0 in a VM and confirmed that it DOES NOT have the option I mentioned. Sorry. – Mike Fitzpatrick – 2010-11-02T00:37:00.410

can make that an official answer? – nonot1 – 2010-11-04T00:04:06.803

@notot1: I've edited my answer to make it more conclusive. Cheers. – Mike Fitzpatrick – 2010-11-04T00:12:45.317

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It's not quite what you're after but after seeing you hit a brick wall with native support perhaps it may be of use.

Have you looked at this? Multi-Page PDF Banner/Poster from PDF

If you save the PDF as an image then you can use PostorRazor on the image to print across spanned pages.
Hope it helps.

Joe Taylor

Posted 2010-11-01T21:28:25.673

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