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- Print button missing?
- Print a PDF
- Common printing tasks
- Why can’t I print my document?
- Simulate overprinting of inks
- What should I do if Acrobat Reader DC is asking to save a file when a document is printed?
- What should I do to print comments available on the PDF document?
- Acrobat Reader DC crashes on printing / Acrobat Reader DC does not Print after clicking Print button
If you can't see the Print and Cancel buttons, your monitor is set to a low screen resolution. Reader wasn't designed for low-resolution displays (the minimum recommended is 1024 x 768). However, you can work around this limitation. Do either of the following to print your document:
- Press Enter or Return.
- If a scroll bar appears on the right of the dialog box, drag the slider down to access the buttons.
Note:
(Windows) On some monitors, the Windows taskbar covers the Print button. You can hide the taskbar so it appears only when you mouse to the bottom of the screen. Right-click the taskbar and choose Properties. In the Properties dialog box, select Auto-hide the Taskbar, then click OK.
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Under Pages to Print, select an option:
- All - prints all pages in the PDF.
- Current page - prints the current page in the PDF.
- Pages - specifies a subset of pages to print. You can enter individual page numbers, a range, or a combination. For example: 1, 6-18, 33, 98.
- More options - specifies additional options such as even or odd pages, and reverse pages.
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You can print double-sided if your printer supports double-sided (duplex printing) feature.
Note: Double-sided printing is also called duplex, back to back, front and back, or two-sided printing.
The printer driver controls the options, not Adobe Acrobat DC or Adobe Reader DC. Check your printer documentation to see what features your printer supports.
Note:
There could be a scenario when a printer actually supports duplex printing and this option does not appear in the Print dialog box. In such cases, open the printer properties to directly access this option from printer preferences.
For more information, refer to the article Print double-sided.
You can print a large format document, such as a poster or banner, by splitting the page across multiple sheets of paper (called "tiling"). The Poster option calculates how many sheets of paper are needed. You can adjust the size of the original to best fit the paper and specify how much each "tile" overlaps. You can then piece together the tiles.
- In the Print dialog box, click Multiple and then specify the pages to print on a single sheet and other related options.
- Choose Edit > Take A Snapshot.
- Draw a rectangle to select a portion of a page.
- Choose File > Print.
- In the Print dialog box, click Selected graphic.
Printing problems can have various causes. To identify the issue, start with this helpful tech note: Troubleshoot PDF printing | Acrobat, Reader
If you receive a password-protected PDF, enter the designated password to print the document. Some protected documents have restrictions that prevent you from printing, editing, or copying content in the document. If a document has restrictions on printing, contact the PDF author.
The default Protected Mode greatly enhances the security of Acrobat Reader DC. To determine if Protected Mode is interfering with printing, temporarily disable it. Right-click the document, and choose Document Properties. Click Advanced to view if protected mode is enabled.
To disable protected mode, choose Edit > Preferences and click Security (Enhanced) on the left. Deselect Enable Protected Mode At Startup. Close Reader, restart it, and try to print the document again.
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To ensure maximum security, when you finish printing, reselect Enable Protected Mode At Startup.
Overprint simulation approximates how blending and overprinting of colored artwork looks when printed on an offset press. You can simulate the effects of overprinting on a color desktop printer by selecting Simulate Overprinting in the Advanced Print Setup dialog box. Overprint simulation converts spot colors to process colors for printing. If you intend to use a file for final output, do not select Simulate Overprinting.
Note:
Color printers vary greatly in color reproduction quality. For that reason, proofs from a service provider are the best way to verify the final output.
In case Acrobat Reader DC is prompting to save a file when you click Print, then click Advanced print dialog and deselect the Print to File option.
Note:
- Make sure that you have selected a physical printer to print upon and not Adobe PDFXPS/Send note or any other virtual printer.
- Print to File option was available on Print dialog itself until Acrobat 10.X versions.
There are certain annotations (example: pop-up notes) which are available on the PDF document and the annotations do not print by default unless you want them to be printed.
This has been intentionally designed so that such annotations do not hinder the view of the content available behind them.
However, there may be cases when you do want them to be printed. To print the pop-up notes and other annotations:
- Go to Edit > Preferences.
- Select Commenting from the Categories list.
- Enable the option Print Notes And Pop-ups.
Acrobat Reader DC crashes on printing / Acrobat Reader DC does not Print after clicking Print button
This could happen due to an Adobe Acrobat DC installation file corruption. To resolve this issue, ensure that you are using the latest version of Adobe Reader DC/ Acrobat DC application.
If you are seeing this issue with the latest version:
- Uninstall Acrobat Reader DC using the Acrobat cleaner utility.
- Reinstall Acrobat Reader DC.
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