How to print multiple slides per page

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If you need to print class notes or for offline proofreading, printing multiple slides on one page can help you remain under print quota as well as save trees. Follow below instructions to print 2, 4, or any arbitrary number of slides on a single page:

For Unix Workstations

From a PDF file

Start up your favorite terminal program, cd into the directory your PDF is in, and type in the following command: 

pdftops foobar.pdf | psnup -2 | lpr

Replace foobar.pdf with the file you would like to print and 2 with number of slides you would like per page.

For more information and options available with psnup, try man psnup.

For Windows workstations

  • Go to the Print dialog (File->Print)
  • Select "CutePDF" as Printer
  • Click Preferences or Properties
  • Click on the Layout tab from the new window
  • Change the # of Pages per page to the desired number (1,2,4,6,...)
  • Change the Page Layout (Landscape or Portrait) as appropriate
  • Print the document - this will create a new PDF file in some location (default is My Documents)
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