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Why won't a PDF file print correctly?
- Use the latest version of Adobe
Reader
- Click the printer icon button on the Adobe Acrobat menu bar (vs. the web browser print button or File/Print) while document is displaying onscreen.
- NOTE: PDF files expand when printing, and resulting files can be very large so printing times may be lengthy.
- Sometimes printing performance can be improved by downloading PDF files to your harddrive before printing. Right click on the PDF link, then select the Save option from the pop-up menu.
- If a document prints with edges cutoff, check on the "Shrink to Fit" box in the Print window.
- If a document prints blank pages, skips pages or reverses pages ("mirror image"), check the option for "Print as Image". Then, upgrade to the latest printer driver software for your printer.
- Adjusting the printer settings to 300 dpi may slightly decrease quality but improve printing time.
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Reader Support