Explanations on the positioning of jobs
The setting selected for Multiple pages is the maximum possible layout, i.e. if only a small part of the job can be positioned on the selected paper, the job will not be canceled; instead, the best possible usage is determined. Thus, this option mainly serves to optimize material usage.
The Multiple pages setting can be combined with the Clip and Scale settings but not with the Tiling setting.
Combining these settings does not cause jobs to be adapted until the selected number of jobs fits on the paper; instead, the combination selected is only applied in those cases where a job does not completely fit into the printable area.
Example:
Selecting Multiple pages = 4x4 and Layout adjustment = Clip has the following result when the A4 paper size is used:
Job (size)
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Result
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Passport photo (4 x 5 cm)
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16 per sheet (= 4x4, total = 16 x 20 cm)
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Calling card (8.5 x 5.5 cm)
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8 per sheet (= 2x4, 17 x 22 cm)*
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Postcard (11 x 16 cm)
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2 per sheet (= 1x2, 16 x 22 cm)
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A3 poster
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1 per sheet, centered and trimmed to the printable area at the sides
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* The paper usage can be enhanced to 3x3 by rotating these items by 90°.
These combinations are possible because the settings of the virtual printers are applied as defaults for the incoming print jobs, allowing each job size to be optimally processed. If a job must explicitly be output in a different manner, e.g. by printing only the facing pages of a brochure on one sheet although three pages would fit on the paper, the appropriate settings must be specifically made for this job, e.g. in Jobstream (in our example here: 1x2).
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