Travis Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 I have a question for those who print in A4. A lot of patterns presented in PDF format are for the American standard of 8.5"x11". Are you able to print these patterns fine on A4 sized paper? I wasn't sure how well it converted or if the printing will distort the pattern at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugsduck Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 I have had no problem so far as I havent come across a pattern that entirely fits the American standard page. A4 is 8.3" x 11.7". If there was a problem then I would just use the "Scaling" option in my printer menu and reduce it to (say) 98% without any distortion or print it to 2 (or more) sheets of paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 I have no problem either. Our A4 size paper is 8.5" x 11.7". Plus if I print 'fit to page' if I need to. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 Just use the scale feature, so no prob. Merlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasemonkeyredneck Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 UUUUH! I have so many printing problems. I'm not sure about what A4 even means. My problem comes in the fact that (as you know), I like the bigger projects. So I have to print things in pieces and then tape everything back together. The largest printing option locally at print shops is 11x14. I did buy a new printer recently. I found the "fit to page" option really messes thing up on smaller items. It fits to page by reducing some items to a smaller scale than things on other pages. Then when I try to line things back up, thing don't line up, at all. Like I said though, I think my problem comes with the fact that I make larger items. The biggest help I've gotten has actually been from you Travis. I learned how to do my oversized pattern using Inkscape from your videos on Scrollsaw Goodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixman Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 See if your printer setup has a setting for International A4 and try that. This is bigger than American A4. The actual measurement is 210mm x 297mm -- about 8 1/4" by 11 3/4" Magic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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