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Example
Example: a 30-slide lecture deck as a 4-up handout on US Letter
A lecture deck of 30 widescreen (16:9) slides, to hand out on paper. Pages per sheet: 4, with the thin line around each page; Sheet size: US Letter; Order: left to right, then down.
- 30 slides at 4 a sheet make 8 sheets: seven full, the last with two slides.
- The sheet is turned to landscape by itself, because widescreen slides come out larger that way: each is printed at 39 % of its size, 5.19 × 2.92 in.
- Print at 100 % or Actual size, not Fit to page, or the slides shrink a second time.
| Pages per sheet | Sheet | Each 16:9 slide printed at | Slide size on paper |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Portrait, one above the other | 60 % | 8.00 × 4.50 in |
| 4 | Landscape, 2 × 2 | 39 % | 5.19 × 2.92 in |
| 6 | Landscape, 2 across, 3 down | 34.6 % | 4.61 × 2.59 in |
| 9 | Landscape, 3 × 3 | 25.7 % | 3.43 × 1.93 in |
| 16 | Landscape, 4 × 4 | 19.1 % | 2.54 × 1.43 in |
An 8-page PDF named after the deck with -4up added, each slide outlined and still sharp, since the slides are drawn as vectors. For portrait Letter pages instead of slides, 4-up keeps the sheet portrait and prints each page at 46 %, 3.94 × 5.10 in.
How it works
- Add the PDF.
- Choose how many pages go on a sheet. Four is the usual choice for a handout; nine or sixteen for a contact sheet of slides.
- Turn the border on if you want each page outlined.
- Download and print. Set your printer to 100 %, not “fit to page”, or everything shrinks twice.
Frequently asked questions
- Will the small pages be blurry?
- No. Each page is drawn again smaller as a vector rather than shrunk as a picture, so the text is as sharp as the printer can manage — it is just smaller.
- Why not use the printer’s own “pages per sheet”?
- You can, when you are printing from a computer with a good driver. Doing it here gives you a file you can send to someone else, print from a phone, or take to a copy shop.
- Can I put them in right-to-left order?
- Yes — there is a reading order setting, which a Japanese handout needs.
- How many sheets will I need?
- The number of pages divided by the pages per sheet, rounded up: 30 slides make 15 sheets at 2 a sheet, 8 at 4, 5 at 6 and 4 at 9.
- Will widescreen slides be printed landscape?
- Yes, by themselves: the sheet is turned whichever way shows the pages larger. Widescreen slides 4-up go on a landscape sheet; portrait document pages 4-up stay on a portrait one.
- Is my PDF uploaded?
- No. The new file is made in your browser.