How can I print one page enlarged to multiple pages?

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.

12.7k 11 11 gold badges 53 53 silver badges 78 78 bronze badges asked Nov 1, 2010 at 21:28 1,659 5 5 gold badges 18 18 silver badges 20 20 bronze badges

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. homokaasu.org/rasterbator

Commented Nov 1, 2010 at 21:33

Thanks for the link.. i've seen it but that "without an outside dependency" part is kinda important. :)

Commented Nov 1, 2010 at 21:39

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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.

answered May 7, 2013 at 21:40 513 5 5 silver badges 4 4 bronze badges

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.)

answered Nov 22, 2012 at 16:38 James Beninger James Beninger 220 2 2 silver badges 5 5 bronze badges

I'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).

Commented Sep 23, 2013 at 21:10

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.

587 1 1 gold badge 8 8 silver badges 16 16 bronze badges answered Nov 1, 2010 at 23:09 Mike Fitzpatrick Mike Fitzpatrick 17.2k 4 4 gold badges 48 48 silver badges 50 50 bronze badges Hmm. I don't see that option. What version are you using? Commented Nov 2, 2010 at 0:16

@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.