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Poster Printing: Acrobat on macOS

The following are instructions for printing posters on a DiscoverIT Plotter using macOS in Adobe Acrobat.

Overview

  • Two poster printers are located in the hallway near IT.
  • You must use one of the computers in the hallway to print to the plotters.
  • The maximum paper width our printers can use is 42".
  • If you have trouble printing or need additional paper, please enter the IT room and someone will be happy to assist you.
  • The printers warn very early about being low on ink. We monitor these levels and your poster will still print correctly.

Instructions

  1. Open the file with Adobe Acrobat

  2. Go to File --> Document Properties

    Go to File > Document Properties
  3. Make sure that your poster is the correct size. If it is not, you will need to resize it.

    Make sure poster is the correct size
  4. Go to File --> Print (⌘P)

    Go to File > Print
  5. Make sure that "Fit" and "Auto portrait/landscape" are selected, and "Choose paper source by PDF page size" is deselected.

    Make sure fit and auto are selected
  6. Click "Page Setup"

    Click page setup
  7. Select the correct size for your poster. Select "Portrait" if your poster is taller than it is wide or "Landscape" if your poster is wider than it is tall and click "OK"

    Choose Portrait or Landscape
  8. If you do not see your poster size in the list select "Mange Custom Sizes"

    Select manage custome sizes
  9. Click the "+" to add a paper size. THE WIDTH MUST BE SMALLER THAN THE HEIGHT. Give the size a proper name such as '36" x 42"', set the size, and click "OK"

    Click plus to add size
  10. Click the "Printer..." button

    Click on Printer
  11. Make sure print quality is set to Standard

    Click i next to Main under Printer options Click quality and Media
    make sure print quality is set to standard set print quality to standard
     
  12. If the height from Step 9 is 42" or less, rotate the page 90 degrees

    click i next to page setup click page processing
    if height is less than 42 inches, select rotate 90 degrees rotate page 90 degrees
     
  13. Press "Print"



Keywords:
print printing poster acrobat mac os macos canon 
Doc ID:
74781
Owned by:
Spencer K. in DiscoverIT
Created:
2017-07-25
Updated:
2024-11-27
Sites:
Discovery Building IT