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Adobe InDesign: Oversize Printing

Last modified 9/11/2024

  1. Choose the oversize color printer (Canon – Large Format)
  2. Only print one poster at a time.
  3. Click on “Setup”

  4. Choose your media size. The printer can handle 44-inches wide and is a roll of paper
    1. Sizing Key
      1. US PHOTO – 16”x20”
      2. ARCH C - 18” x 24”
      3. ARCH D – 24”x36”
      4. ARCH E – 36”x48”
    2. (OPTIONAL) For Custom Sizing
      1. Media Size must be on “Defined by Driver”
      2. Click on “Page Setup…”
      3. You will possibly get a prompt like the picture below. If so, click on “OK"


      4. Click on the “Paper Size” drop-down, scroll to the bottom and click “Manage Custom Sizes…”


      5. Click on the Plus button
      6. Name your custom size, specify your desired width and height, and specify your margins
      7. Click “OK”


      8. Review your settings, then click “OK”
        (If your custom size isn’t showing up, click “OK” then reopen the “Page Setup…” menu)

  5. Set your scale (Setting your scale to 100% will print the same size as your document, setting your scale to “Scale to Fit” will resize your document to fit proportionally in the paper size you selected)
  6. Click “Print”

To learn more about uPrint and printing on campus, please see Where to pick up and pay for your uPrint print job | Help - Illinois State