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How to Print Planner Inserts
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How to Print Planner Inserts

At 8Lotus, we offer files that allow you to print on A4 / US Letter Paper or pre-cut planner paper

1. Which File to Use?

  • Printing on Planner paper: Use the single page file with or without trim marks
  • Printing on A4 paper: Use any file with trim marks. For A5 size, you can use the 2 on a page file with or without trim marks.
  • Printing on US Letter paper: Use any file with trim marks. For Half Letter size, you can use the 2 on a page file with or without trim marks. 

 

2. Printer Quality

  • High DPI: The higher the DPI, the more clean and crisp your prints will be.
  • Color Laser Printer: Choose a color laser printer. Monochrome printers do not have the capabilities to print the grey elements of our design.

 

3. Printing on A4 / US Letter

3.1 Duplex Printers

 

  1. Open your file with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader
  2. Pages to Print: Select the pages you want to print
  3. Page Size and Handling: Actual Size 
  4. Orientation: Auto Portrait / Landscape
  5. Make sure print on both sides of paper is selected: Select Flip on long edge if the document preview shows a portrait orientation. Select Flip on short edge if the document preview shows a landscape orientation

 

3.2 Non-Duplex Printers

  1. Open your file with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  2. Pages to Print: We recommend testing with one page first, you can do this by inputing pages "1-2" instead of "all"
  3. More Options: Select odd pages only
  4. Page Size and Handling: Actual Size 
  5. Orientation: Auto Portrait / Landscape
  6. Once you printed the odd pages, flip your paper and print again with even pages only along with the same settings you used previously. 

  

4. Printing on Planner Size Paper

  • Use the PDF document with a single planner page with or without trim marks
  • To change and / or create the paper size, click on "Page Setup" 
  • Follow the same instructions for duplex or non-duplex printer above

 

5. Common Printing Issues

  • Printout is not the correct size: Confirm the "actual size" option is selected under page size & handling. This will ensure that your printer does not resize the PDF based on your paper size.
  • Front and back do not align when printing duplex: Confirm the orientation is set to "auto" instead of portrait or landscape. This will ensure that your printer prints the PDF file in the center of your paper.
  • Printout is too dark or too light: All printers will experience color density variation throughout its life. Some printers offers the ability to adjust the "print density" which will increase or decrease the darkness of your printout. Please reach out to your printers guide or customer service to inquire if this feature is available. 

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