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Last updated on
Jun 21, 2026
Learn how to print PDFs using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Print a PDF
Select a Printer and number of Copies to print.
(Optional) Click Properties to open the Printer properties. For more information, see your printer documentation.
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.
Specify other options as per your requirements:
- Page Sizing & Handling
- Orientation
- Comments & Forms
Note
As you change the settings, the print preview is displayed. Click the arrow buttons at the bottom to preview the other pages.
If necessary, click Page Setup to change the paper size, paper source, or orientation.
Click Print.
Common printing tasks
Print on both sides
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 or Adobe Reader. Check your printer documentation to see what features your printer supports.
- In the Print dialog box, enable Print on both sides of paper, and choose an edge to flip.
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.
Print in black and white
You can print a color PDF in shades of gray (also known as grayscale or composite gray).
- In the Print dialog box, enable Print in grayscale.
Print at a different size
You can scale the page to shrink or enlarge pages when you print. You can automatically scale to fit the paper or manually scale by percentages.
- In the Print dialog box, click Size and then specify the scaling options.
Print large-size documents
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 Poster and then specify the tiling options.
Print multiple pages on a sheet
You can print more than one page of a PDF on a single sheet of paper. Printing multiple pages per sheet is also called n-up printing (such as 2-up or 6-up). You can specify how the pages are ordered, either horizontally across the page or in vertical columns.
- In the Print dialog box, click Multiple and then specify the pages to print on a single sheet and other related options.
Print booklets
You can print a multipage document as a booklet. The pages are laid out two per sheet. When you collate, fold, and staple the double-sided sheets, the result is a single book with the correct page order.
- In the Print dialog box, click Booklet and then specify the booklet options.
Print comments
You can print comments in place (like sticky notes on a page), in a list, or as a summary.
In the Comments and Forms area, do one of the following:
- Choose an option from the drop-down list.
- Click Summarize Comments.
Print a portion of a page
You can print a portion of a page in a PDF. Use the Snapshot Tool to select just the area you want to print. The area can be text, graphics, or both. You can print the selected area full size or resize it to fit the paper.
- 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.
Simulate overprinting of inks
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.
What should I do if Acrobat Reader is asking to save a file when a document is printed?
In case Acrobat Reader 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.
Print PDFs with comments
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.
