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Printing multiple s on one sheet of paper, Setting a custom paper size, computers all versions

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Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper You can print more than one document page on a single sheet of paper (this is sometimes called 2-up, 4-up, or n-up printing). The pages will appear decreased in size and arranged on the sheet. You can specify that up to 16 pages are to be printed on a single sheet. This feature provides a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to print draft pages, especially when combined with duplex printing (see "Printing on both sides (duplexing)" on page 43). To print multiple pages on one side of a sheet of paper on Windows computers (all versions) 1 Open the printer driver (see "Changing the settings for a print job" on page 47). 2 On the Finishing tab, select the number of Pages per sheet. 3 If you want borders around the pages, select Print Page Borders. 4 Select the page order from the Page Order drop-down list. 5 Click OK. Setting a custom paper size Use the custom paper feature to print on paper sizes other than standard sizes. To set a custom paper size on Windows computers 1 Open the printer driver (see "Changing the settings for a print job" on page 47). 2 On the Paper tab, click Custom. 3 Specify the custom width and height. 4 Click Close. 5 Click OK. To set a custom paper size on Macintosh computers 1 On the File Menu, select Page Setup. 2 From the Page Attributes drop-down menu, select Custom Page Size. 3 Click New to create a named custom page size. The new custom page is automatically added to the Page Size menu in Page Setup. 50 Chapter 2 Printing tasks ENWW

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Chapter 2 Printing tasks
ENWW
Printing multiple pages on one sheet of paper
You can print more than one document page on a single sheet of paper (this is sometimes called
2-up, 4-up, or n-up printing). The pages will appear decreased in size and arranged on the sheet.
You can specify that up to 16 pages are to be printed on a single sheet. This feature provides a
cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to print draft pages, especially when combined
with duplex printing (see
“Printing on both sides (duplexing)” on page 43
).
To print multiple pages on one side of a sheet of paper on Windows
computers (all versions)
1
Open the printer driver (see
“Changing the settings for a print job” on page 47
).
2
On the
Finishing
tab, select the number of
Pages per sheet
.
3
If you want borders around the pages, select
Print Page Borders
.
4
Select the page order from the
Page Order
drop-down list.
5
Click
OK
.
Setting a custom paper size
Use the custom paper feature to print on paper sizes other than standard sizes.
To set a custom paper size on Windows computers
1
Open the printer driver (see
“Changing the settings for a print job” on page 47
).
2
On the
Paper
tab, click
Custom
.
3
Specify the custom width and height.
4
Click
Close
.
5
Click
OK
.
To set a custom paper size on Macintosh computers
1
On the
File Menu
, select
Page Setup
.
2
From the
Page Attributes
drop-down menu, select
Custom Page Size
.
3
Click
New
to create a named custom page size. The new custom page is automatically
added to the
Page Size
menu in
Page Setup
.