How do I get a page reduced to print on one page instead of tiles

[Julia]

I'm creating a publication that will be on 10" X 12" paper. The commercial
printer I'm working with can't use tiles, but they could use a shrunken page
printed on standard paper. How can I make each page take up one page instead
of being tiled?

 

[Ed Bennett]

I'm creating a publication that will be on 10" X 12" paper. The
commercial printer I'm working with can't use tiles, but they could
use a shrunken page printed on standard paper. How can I make each
page take up one page instead of being tiled?

Are you sending a Publisher file or a PDF file?

 

[Julia]

I create both, but my commercial printer uses the PDF file and I also send
them an eps file of each page because they're using Macs and can't read
Publisher.

 

[Ed Bennett]

I create both, but my commercial printer uses the PDF file and I also
send them an eps file of each page because they're using Macs and
can't read Publisher.

Then why not simply change the PDF driver to a larger page size, such that
the document doesn't tile?

(N.B. Will only work up to 48" x 48")

 

[Julia]

How do you do that? I poked around the tabs and couldn't figure out a way to
do that. Thanks.

 

[Julia]

How do you find the PDF driver and change it?

 

[Ed Bennett]

How do you find the PDF driver and change it?

What PDF software are you using?

 

[Chuck Davis]

Ed,

I have produced several 11 x 68 and 36 x 96 using Adobe Acrobat Pro 6.0. A
lot depends on the printer. Kinko's can handle.

 

[Ed Bennett]

I have produced several 11 x 68 and 36 x 96 using Adobe Acrobat Pro
6.0.

From Publisher?

I asked for the PDF driver to give more explicit instructions on how to
change the driver's paper size (to get rid of the tilling).

A lot depends on the printer. Kinko's can handle.

A lot depends on the version of Publisher. You can't generate PDF output of
larger than 48" x 48" in the majority of versions of Publisher.

 

[Julia]

I have Adobe Acrobat 5.1, and I think my Publisher is 2003. The publication
only has to be 12" X 10". Thanks.

 

[Ed Bennett]

I have Adobe Acrobat 5.1, and I think my Publisher is 2003. The
publication only has to be 12" X 10". Thanks.

File > Page Setup > Printer and Paper

From the drop-down, select Acrobat Distiller

Click Properties, look for the Paper Size options (I don't have Acrobat 5,
so can't give specific instructions).

 

[Julia]

Alas, there is no "page setup." There is "print set-up," and there is a
drop-down menu for paper, but Acrobat Distiller is not one of the choices.
It's just envelopes, legal, executive (whatever that is), regular paper. Any
further suggestions? Thanks.

 

[Ed Bennett]

Alas, there is no "page setup." There is "print set-up," and there
is a drop-down menu for paper, but Acrobat Distiller is not one of
the choices.

In Publisher 2003, File > Page Setup is available. Print Setup is not.

You will need to then go to the Printer and Paper tab as described, and
click the drop-down that contains a list of printer names (not a list of
paper sizes). Once you have the Acrobat Distiller selected, then you can
select a paper size.

 

[Julia]

I don't have Acrobat Distiller. The way I make my PDF files is with a
freeware application. I looked up Distiller on Adobe's website, and they now
have Adobe Livecycle PDF Generator, which I'm not going to be able to buy.
Is there any other way to reduce these pages so each one fits on a single
page? Thanks.

 

[Ed Bennett]

I don't have Acrobat Distiller. The way I make my PDF files is with a
freeware application. I looked up Distiller on Adobe's website, and
they now have Adobe Livecycle PDF Generator, which I'm not going to
be able to buy. Is there any other way to reduce these pages so each
one fits on a single page? Thanks.

You stated you had Adobe Acrobat 5.1. (Acrobat Reader is not Acrobat.)

Instead of Acrobat Distiller, select your freeware application.

 

[Julia]

It did give me a menu of different page sizes, but when I selected "tabloid,"
which is the size I think I want, I still had four tiles for each page.

 

[Ed Bennett]

It did give me a menu of different page sizes, but when I selected
"tabloid," which is the size I think I want, I still had four tiles
for each page.

I have just created a 10" x 12" publication that does not tile.

File > Page Setup > Printer and Paper > Printer Drop-down > PrimoPDF > Paper
size drop-down > Tabloid > Layout > Custom > Width > 10" > Height > 12" >
OK.