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Can I print PDF documents with 2-up or 4-up?

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Question

Is there a tool that allows you to print PDF documents with 2-up or 4-up?

Solution

You can use A-PDF N-up Page (PDF imposition) (free download here) to print PDF documents with 2-up or 4-up.The program provides convenient methods to arrange multiple pages onto a single sheet of paper, the main benefit of this N-up tool is to cut paper costs when you printing, for example you have multiple PDF files as postcards, calendars or books to be printed. Or if you want to impose PDF files with book or magazine layout, combine two pages or four pages into one sheet as booklets, you can have a try on our powerful product: A-PDF N-up Page.

The tutorial below explains how to make PDF documents with n-up step by step:

  1. Free download and install A-PDF N-up Page;
  2. Operate Pdfnp.exe, the first step is to add PDF files. There are two methods to do this:
  3. Method 1: Click "Add File" or the sentence in the files list to add PDF files one after another;

    Add files of A-PDF N-up Page

    Method 2: Click "Add Folder(s)" to add a folder(Include sub folders) of PDF files together.

    Add a folder files of A-PDF N-up Page

  4. Set Method and Mode on imposing your PDF documents:
    2-Up: Impose PDF files into 2 pages per sheet;
    4-Up: Impose PDF files into 4 pages per sheet;
    A/B Mode: Impose PDF pages in continuous sequence;
    A/B (Double Mode): Impose PDF files with Odd or Even pages in same sheet (only used in 4-Up);
    Split: Cut PDF pages in half, then arrange pages with one or two pages from First Half, the rest from Second Half.
  5. choose method and mode of A-PDF N-up Page

    You can also do setting as follows:
    Select "Page Layout" and input data as Gutter between pages in one sheet;
    Set "Margin" to add margins on new pages;

    choose page layout of A-PDF N-up Page

    Click "Settings" to set Range for imposing or rotating.

    choose page range of A-PDF N-up Page

    choose page range for rotating of A-PDF N-up Page

  6. Click "N-Up Page…" and choose output folder to complete the operation.
  7. Start imposition of A-PDF N-up Page

    make new folder for outputting of A-PDF N-up Page

    view imposed files of A-PDF N-up Page

    The new files formed with above settings are arranged as follow image:

    effect of A-PDF N-up Page

    Ok, the procedure of imposing is clear and easy to handle, right?

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