reduce document print size

[Rob]

This seems like it should be an obvious answer, but I can't figure it out.
I have a 24"x18" sign in Publisher, I want to reduce it to postcard size, or
about 6"x4.5". I can't find any print driver setting to allow me to do
this. There is a setting for 25% reduction but thats a function of the
printer driver. Does publisher have a function to allow me to reduce the
print size down to 12.5%?

Hmmm.... I suppose I could output to jpg and reduce with photoshop....
surely there is a much easier answer though. Thanks!

 

[Mary Sauer]

If there is text involved, the conversion to an image maybe the best solution. Text
boxes will not reduce the font size when re-sized. Some printers have a Zoom smart
function. You could convert the document to PDF, you can select page scaling within
the print dialogue to fit to page.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Hi Don, Setup an 18 x 24 page, create text boxes, images and whatever and try
reducing it all down to a postcard... It is a mess. The print will be almost
impossible to read. If it is a sign, "Beware of Dog", it is doable, but anymore than
that it would be far better to create it as a postcard to begin with. A 72 point
font reduced to 12.5% equals about a 9 point font.