Shrink to fit option
By default, Booklet Maker is designed to scale down the pages of your document to fit the paper size you select, while preserving the aspect ratio of your original document.
Based on your document size and the paper size you select, Booklet Maker automatically calculates the scale factor as follows:
| Document size in relation to paper size | Scale factor |
|---|---|
| If document size is less than or equal (<) to one-half paper size | 100% |
| If document size is greater than (>) one-half paper size | Shrink to fit |
Shrink to fit On
Booklet Maker automatically scales document pages to fit on one-half the selected Paper size.For example, a 13x19 in. document is scaled down to fit one-half of an 11x17 in. sheet of paper (one-half = 8.5x11 in.):
| 1 | Document size - 13x9 in. |
| 2 | Paper size - 11x17 in. paper size (one-half = 8.5x11 in.) |
| 3 | Result - 13x19 in. document scalled to fit one-half paper size (8.5x11 in.) |
Booklet Maker can impose differing or non-standard sizes.
For example, an A4 document is scaled down to fit Letter-size paper, which equals 5.5x8.5 in (one-half of an 8.5x11 in./Letter-size sheet of paper):
| 1 | Document size - A4 (210x297 mm) |
| 2 | Paper size - 8.5x11 in. paper size (one-half = 5.5x8.5 in.) |
| 3 | Result - A4 document scaled to fit one-half paper size (5.5x8.5 in.) |
Shrink to fit Off
If Shrink to fit is Off, the pages of your document print at 100%. Any page content that extends beyond one-half of the selected paper size is clipped.In some cases, clipping may be your intent. For example, if your document includes printer’s marks that extend the document size beyond one-half the paper size, turn Shrink to fit off so that the content prints at 100%, otherwise the entire page (including the printer's marks) is scaled down to fit within the specified paper size.
Likewise, if your document size is designed to be larger than one-half the paper size in order to ensure a full bleed, turn Shrink to fit off so that the page content prints at 100%.
The following illustration shows an 8.5x11 in. page area (desired content) with printer's marks that extend the document page size to 10.2x12.5 in. With Shrink to fit set to Off, the page content prints at 100% to fit on one-half of the paper size:
| 1 | Document size - 10.2x12.7 in. Desired content 8.5x11 in. |
| 2 | Paper size - 11x17 in. paper size (one-half = 8.5x11 in.) |
| 3 | Before clipping |
| 4 | Result - Desired content (8.5x11 in.) prints at 100 percent |