Anyone who has worked with Pdf files might question the accuracy of a printable ruler, inspecting how flexible the print settings are in Acrobat Reader. As a matter of fact older versions of Reader were a limited off in reproducing exact dimensions, even with the print settings left alone. Not to mention that the default settings seemed to turn from one version to the next, development it nearly impossible to fabricate a Pdf that behaved the same on all computers.
Recent versions of Reader seem to have the problem beat. After development a few tests, I was surprised to find that Reader 8 in case,granted me an highly correct printable ruler, at least correct adequate that I couldn't see any variation in the middle of my 12 inch paper ruler and the metal ruler from my desk. I think it is still important, though, to check your printer settings before clicking the print button. If anything gets changed from the basic default (this can happen), your ruler will not be accurate. Here's what to look for.
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Printer Settings
In Acrobat Reader, clicking the printer icon in the upper left projection will commence the print dialogue box. Look for the section called Page Handling and see the drop down menu for Page Scaling. You have any choices here, so look over the following descriptions below to find the best
Page Scaling: None
This is the default setting for Acrobat 8 - and the setting you must use if you want your printable ruler to be accurate.
Page Scaling: Fit to Printable Area
This is a handy highlight if you want to print pages that are larger than usual (like legal) but your printer is loaded up with standard letter-size paper. No problem. Acrobat will squeeze everything down to fit.
Page Scaling: Shrink to Printable Area
Very similar to the old setting (fit to printable area), but rather than automatically shrinking all the pages in the document, Reader will go straight through each page to see it does or doesn't need shrinking to fit on your letter size paper. Also not a good setting for a printable ruler.
Printable Ruler - How spoton Can it Be?Anyone who has worked with Pdf files might question the accuracy of a printable ruler, inspecting how flexible the print settings are in Acrobat Reader. As a matter of fact older versions of Reader were a limited off in reproducing exact dimensions, even with the print settings left alone. Not to mention that the default settings seemed to turn from one version to the next, development it nearly impossible to fabricate a Pdf that behaved the same on all computers.
Recent versions of Reader seem to have the problem beat. After development a few tests, I was surprised to find that Reader 8 in case,granted me an highly correct printable ruler, at least correct adequate that I couldn't see any variation in the middle of my 12 inch paper ruler and the metal ruler from my desk. I think it is still important, though, to check your printer settings before clicking the print button. If anything gets changed from the basic default (this can happen), your ruler will not be accurate. Here's what to look for.
Iron Decals
Printer Settings
In Acrobat Reader, clicking the printer icon in the upper left projection will commence the print dialogue box. Look for the section called Page Handling and see the drop down menu for Page Scaling. You have any choices here, so look over the following descriptions below to find the best
Page Scaling: None
This is the default setting for Acrobat 8 - and the setting you must use if you want your printable ruler to be accurate.
Page Scaling: Fit to Printable Area
This is a handy highlight if you want to print pages that are larger than usual (like legal) but your printer is loaded up with standard letter-size paper. No problem. Acrobat will squeeze everything down to fit.
Page Scaling: Shrink to Printable Area
Very similar to the old setting (fit to printable area), but rather than automatically shrinking all the pages in the document, Reader will go straight through each page to see it does or doesn't need shrinking to fit on your letter size paper. Also not a good setting for a printable ruler.
Printable Ruler - How spoton Can it Be?
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