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How to print PDF

You can print PDFs in 4 ways. You can choose a way that best fits your need.

1. Print a PDF document

Printing is a process for reproducing text and images. When you have finished reading a helpful article or designing a PDF form, you may need to send it to an inkjet or laser printer and print it out. To print a PDF, please do the following:

  • Make sure you have installed the printer successfully.
  • Click the "File" > "Print" button or simply click the "Print" button.
  • Specify the "Printer", "Print Settings", "Copies", "Paper Size", "Paper Range", "Orientation", "Print Content", "Print Option", “Print Mode”, and other options.
  • Click the "Print" button.

print document
print document

2. Print a portion of a page

  • To print a portion of a page, you need to use the "Crop" tool.
  • Select the "Crop" button by choosing "Page">"Crop".
  • In the pop-up window, use the mouse click to drag the area that you want to print and adjust other settings, and click the "Apply" button to crop.
  • Click "File" > "Print" button print this cropped page.

3. Print multiple pages through page thumbnails

To perform a quick print, you can select multiple pages in a document from the thumbnail list.

print through thumbnails
print through thumbnails
  • Open the document that you want to print, and then click the Thumbnails panel on the left navigation panel.
  • Ctrl-click to select multiple pages from the document.
  • Select "Print Pages" from the right-click menu, and then do the settings to print.

4. Print multiple PDF files in batch

What's more, you can batch print multiple PDF files. Click the "Tools" > "Batch PDFs" button, and then select the "Batch Print" option. In the pop-up window, upload the PDF files you want to print. For the print settings, you can click "Show advanced Settings" to set the print settings as needed.

batch print pdf
batch print pdf