{printing} is about the physical process of printing *TeX documents, influencing their printing, and preparing documents for printing, e.g. with special settings for binding.
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How do signatures work in printing, and how can I use them in LaTeX?
With respect to printing, what are signatures?
How do I use them when setting up my LaTeX document for printing (for example a book)?
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Splitting page into four parts
I am trying to figure out how to split a page into four quadrants (2 rows and 2 columns) to model the time management matrix. I tried using longtable but the second row will only start after the ...
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n-up printing of beamer slides with empty right-hand side
I'm creating a presentation with LaTeX beamer and want to print out some handouts. The handout should fit onto a A4 page and should have the following format. The page is (virtually) split in 4 parts. ...
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Including crop marks when printing
I would like to print crop marks around my document (an invitation). The invitation has a smaller size than the physical paper and the crop marks aid in the cutting process. Using the crop package, ...
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Removal of binding offset when submitting digital version of document
I'm writing my dissertation in LaTeX, and we're required to submit a paper copy and a PDF copy. For the paper copy, I'm using:
\documentclass[twoside]{scrartcl}
\usepackage{fullpage}
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Print front page on a single piece of paper without adding empty pages to PDF
Some people use empty pages to make sure that the front page gets printed on a single piece of paper (example).
I think this is a bad solution, as some people might want to print every page on a new ...
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) becomes 9 in print-out [closed]
I have the following expression \mathfrak{U}^{(\alpha,N)}. The pdf output generated with pdflatex is all right. But the printer turns the ) into a 9. Has probably something to do with the printer ...
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Beamer/TikZ shadow printed via Adobe Reader (PostScript) cause errors [closed]
Consider the example below compiled using pdflatex. Basically it is a simple test of the Frankfurt theme and the Whale color theme (just attempting to make something smaller).
We experience problems ...
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Place two A5 pages on A4 using memoir
I was trying ConTeXt out and found out about imposition. I'm specifically interested in the 2UP schema, so I can just print on a regular A4 and trim.
I have a book typeset using LaTeX and memoir. ...
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How to typeset micro fonts?
Here is the scenario: I'm having a exam and I'm allowed to take 1 printed/written page (cheat sheet) to exam. I want to prepare a cheat sheet with small fonts utilizing the entire page.
I tried ...
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Offset in page numbers in pdf viewer due to roman numbering of frontmatter makes printing difficult
My PDF document generated with LaTeX has roman numbering for the frontmatter.
My problem is: if I want to print a certain range of pages, it is very difficult to select them, because my PDF Viewer ...
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How to disappear text or figures by printing?
As you know, the option ocgcolorlinks of the hyperref package disables colors of all links presented in a PDF file by printing it from Adobe Reader (and by compiling with e.g. pdflatex); as a result, ...
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Shift Odd Page in Duplex Print
This is more a printer problem, but I have no way to solve it on the printer side.
When printing a two sided document, the sides do not match vertically. That means for example the line of ...
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\includepdf changes left and right pages
I've followed advice at "How to start new chapters on the right hand side" and found that including as title page, one PDF page is braking left&right orientation:
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PDF pages with color/gray-scale figures print with bold text
When including PDF and JPG images with either color or gray-scale in my pdflatex document everything appears perfect on screen. However, when I try to print on a color printer the text in these pages ...
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Converting a pdf into a form ready for binding
I have a pdf that is 118 pages long, and I want to end up with a bindable form, so that I have on one sheet pages:
1 4
2 3
What is the simplest way in LaTeX to accomplish this?
Would quire ...
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Printing is cutting off the edges of my fboxes
\documentclass[10pt]{article}
\usepackage{mathpazo}
\usepackage[a4paper,margin=10mm]{geometry}
\begin{document}
\fbox{%
\begin{minipage}{\linewidth}
\textbf{Course:} \hfill \textbf{Essay} ...
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How to print low resolution (96dpi) raster images correctly?
Possible duplicate of this. But this is a detailed and specific sub problem of that topic.
I know I should use vector images whenever possible, or 300dpi images. Since I am dealing with computer ...
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How do I set a binding offset for multiple pages printed on one sheet?
I'm creating a PDF LaTeX document that has A4 portrait pages. But it is destined to be printed in landscaoe orientation, two-up and double-sided.
That means any binding offset needs to be added to ...
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No Bibliography is printed and citations shown bibtex key
I writing a document in LyX (2.0.5) with references. For displaying references I use biblatex.
(http://wiki.lyx.org/BibTeX/Biblatex). My latex environment is MiKTeX 2.9
Since I switched my Desktop, ...
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How to repeat the page-contents on the same page [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Multiple copies of short page on one sheet of paper
I am a school teacher. I have the following need. I have to distribute a large number of quizzes to about 200 ...
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Problems with pdfLaTeX because of transparencies and transfer curves
I'm about to finish my report for this semester. My document inlucdes a lot of pictures and schematics from different (external) sources. Now the printery (prepress) is complaining about ...
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Gray scale output using pdflatex
I use colour diagrams (saved as pdf files) which I include in my LaTeX file. Is there any options in pdflatex to create a gray scale document or a pdf viewer where you can view the document in gray ...
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Fonts too thin when A4 scaled down to A5 in printing
In my document I am using the same settings as in the MWE below. I need copies of the document in A4 and A5. Both have to be identical so I cannot optimise the appearance of both by using a4paper for ...
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Two pages per sheet brochure
I am looking for a package that helps to print two pages per sheet for a brochure. I have used leaflet class for printing three pages per sheet.
Booklet package looks promising. But it doesnt work ...
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Problem with rotated pages (pdflscape package) and double-sided printing
I am using the pdflscape package to rotate pages with wide tables on them. This works fine, but there is a problem when I print the document in duplex mode.
Its a double-sided document (left and ...
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esint package leads to misprinted integrals [closed]
If I print a document using the package esint and the mathpazo font the integral signs (\int, \iint) are all cut at the bottom. I tested different printers with both a Linux and Mac system and got the ...
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For figures in PDF format, what version and standard is ideal?
What PDF version and standard is ideally suited for the current version of pdflatex? Primarily for press, but online distribution will follow (large scientific publication).
Bonus: Include some of ...
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When printing document, why do pages with figures appear rougher (of lower resolution) than text-only pages? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why are some pages in my PDF coming out bold?
I have a PDF document that I made in LaTeX. Some pages contain figures I created in METAPOST. Everything is super-smooth in ...
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Printing entire PDF slide not just one item per page [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a nice way to compile a beamer presentation without the pauses?
I compiled a PDF from LaTeX. When I print the PDF it prints only one item per page. I want it to ...
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\sc not printed
I'm using the \sc command as {\sc Tight} but I can't see (on the monitor and when printed) it in acrobat reader but only with okular. Do you know why?
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Handouts dont print properly
I have been unable to print handouts --- multiple slides per page with border around each. And it just does not work. I tried compiling with xelatex and latex (both almost default installs on Ubuntu ...
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“This page was left intionally blank” on center of page [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I make pages which were “intentionally left blank”?
Assuming I am forcing amount of pages to be even using Raphink's solution : ...
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Saving A3 Landscape page to an A3 size pdf
I did manage to put an A3 size page within the A4 document. It contains a landscape figure. My problem is how to save document in pdf format such that the A3 page appear as it is, and not scale down ...
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Beamer: Visualize overlay borders in handout mode
I want to display the slide areas of a frame in handout mode.
A possible solution could look like this:
\begin{frame} % presentation mode
On slide 1 \\
\pause
On slide 2
\end{frame}
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Wrong kerning after \beta on printout [closed]
The following minimal example looks fine on my system:
\documentclass[]{report}
\pagestyle{empty}
\begin{document}
\Huge Test $\alpha, \beta, \gamma$ Test
\end{document}
The PDF looks like this:
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Print a document with exam class so that it can be folded into a book [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Printing a book
Is there a method when printing on a5paper with exam class so that it comes out like a book?
Folding down the middle, and have it print the pages in ...
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Handout is not the same as last displayed state of a frame [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to exclude certain slides from handout
OK. Here is the MWE that explains it all. When compiled as beamer (onscreen) option, the itemized items appear on every click. ...
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Empty page with pdflatex generated documents while printing [closed]
I am having a HP Color Laserjet 2550Ln. Every time when I am printing a PDF file generated by pdflatex, the printer throws out an additional empty page at the end.
I don't think it's a printer ...
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Typeset content of a PDF text-field without recompilation
With respect to preparing a PDF for printing:
Is it possible to provide a text-field in PDF where I can type something and it should be typeset for printing?
A resume for example :
Most of the ...
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Margins and text size change when printing from external viewer (using Texmaker 3.1)
With Texmaker 3.1 on Win XP Pro SP2, the following MWE prints with different margin widths and font size according to whether, from the window which opens after I press F1, I use the print command ...
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Overriding printer scaling defaults from within LaTeX
Edited version of question
I have to produce a series of documents that need to be printed without scaling. The target users are likely to have low-level computer skills and will overlook ...
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Printing slides via lpr: How to get 4-up in landscape correctly?
If I have some pages of text, I can use lpr -o sides=one-sided -o landscape -o number-up=4 -o number-up-layout=btlr -o fitplot -P myprinter to print the text 4-up landscape. The layout is
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Missing math symbols in print [closed]
I am writing a paper using some conference specific style and using TeX Live (pdflatex) as my distribution on Linux Mint 14 64. When I compile my document, on screen everything looks fine. When ...
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Variability in darkness of printed fonts although all look black onscreen
I just received a proof copy of my book from CreateSpace and noticed different fonts printed to different opacity/darkness. I can actually see blank dots/pixels inside the large fonts used in section ...
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TeXworks 0.4 r857 // MikTex 2.9 64-bit [closed]
Typesetting with XeLaTeX gives an excellent PDF which when opened and printed from Adobe Reader mirrors on paper what one sees onscreen.
Printing the PDF from TeXworks reduces the print size by circa ...
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PDFs made with TeXLive won't print from Ubuntu 12.10 from one particular computer [closed]
I'm having a strange problem with one of my two Ubuntu 12.10 installs. One system works perfectly for creating PDFs with Texmaker and printing the PDFs from Document Viewer to networked printers. The ...
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How to obtain the handout-version of a beamer generated PDF without the source? [closed]
I have a couple of beamer presentations in presentation mode such that e.g. each item in a list shows up on a new "page". Is there any way to easily obtain a printable version only from the PDF which ...
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Printed page differs pdf page [closed]
I have a strange problem with printing some latex pages which contains graphics. I have a page which looks like that
The problem is that if I print this page I get some artifacts in printed ...
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Printing problem of my pdf file generated by TeXShop (pdftex) with a PostScript printer [closed]
I did my thesis with TeXShop using pdftex. When I send the pdf file to the printer of my university, the printing stops after few pages with a code error about font stuff. If I send it again, it ...
