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Is there a way to print an A3 sized document on an A4 printer? So I want 2 A4 sheets per A3/Word page. I can export to pdf / something else if Word can't do this.

(For anyone unfamiliar with A3 and A4, A4 is about the size of US Letter paper. A3 is twice the size of A4)

Thanks!

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Set your paper size to A3 - it should print out the docs on two seperate sheets of A4 – r0ca Feb 18 '10 at 19:52

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If your printer doesn't support 'banner printing', here's a free application that will do the job (just save the document as A3 sized image):

Easy Poster Printer enables you easily to print posters of any size (max 20x20 meters). Just drag n drop your picture into the application and click print.

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Another free (and open source) Poster Printer:

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the gdsoftware.dk/products.aspx (easy poster printer) is no longer valid – DrorCohen Aug 13 '10 at 19:23
Fixed the broken link mentioned above. – 8088 Aug 30 '11 at 7:48
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PosteRazor is another option. – Gedrox Nov 22 '11 at 10:33
Thanks @Gedrox PosteRazor is great and also doesn't print a watermark over the image (which an unregistered Easy Poster Printer does) – reevesy Jul 5 '12 at 20:57
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You will be able to do this if your printer supports the Banner function. Set this function to on and print the document, the printer will spread the document out over the paper size you have selected. I'd check it in print preview first to make sure its what you are after.

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