How to Print Large Photos on Multiple Pages Using a PC or Mac

This wikiHow teaches you how to print a large-format image on multiple pages using a PC or Mac.

Table of Contents

Use Rasterbator to enlarge the image

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Go to https://rasterbator.net/ using a web browser. Rasterbator is a popular website for creating wall art posters. This site works on both Windows and macOS computers.

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Click Create your poster .

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Select the source image. Here are three ways to do it:

If the image is online, you’ll need to type or paste the URL directly into the “Load from URL” line, then click Load.
If the image is on a computer, click Browse… to open your computer’s file browser, then select the image, click Open , and then click Upload .
Another way to upload images from your computer is to drag the file from the folder and drop it into the “Drag image file here” box.

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Select paper settings. Under “Paper settings”, choose according to your needs: ^{[1] X Research Source}

Select the page size and format that you will print, such as A5 (148 mm x 210 mm) or US Letter (215.9 mm x 279.4 mm) from the drop-down menu.
Choose Portrait (portrait) or Landscape (horizontal) format.
The default margin size suitable for most home printers is 10mm. Margins are important because most printers do not print the entire border of the paper. If the margin size is too small, part of the image will be cut off when printing. Conversely, if the margin size is too large, you may need to trim the border.
The Overlap feature makes it easier to stitch photos together after you’ve cropped the margins, as images on adjacent sheets will overlap slightly. Check the box for “Overlap pages by 5 mm” for best results.

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Select the poster size. The “Output size” section determines the poster size based on the number of sheets of paper put together into the image. The larger the amount of paper, the larger the poster size.

Enter the amount of paper in the first box.
In the drop-down menu, select wide or high .
- For example, if you enter 6 in the “sheets” box and select wide , the image will be 6 sheets of paper horizontally (wide). Rasterbator will determine how many sheets of poster height to fit the image.
- If you choose tall, it means that the image is 6 pages tall, and Rasterbator will also determine the width based on the image size.
The grid lines on the preview will tell you how many pages to use.

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Click Continue .

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Choose style. Rasterbator offers many styles for you to add artistic effects to your posters. Choose a style via the preview that appears on the image when you click it, or choose No effects to skip this step.

Rasterbation and Black and white rasterbation are popular choices for printing in single color as well as multi-dot combinations.

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Click Continue .

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Select color properties. If you’ve chosen a style, you’ll have more options for the final piece.

If you select No effects , this poster will not be affected by any effects.

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Click Continue .

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Select the last style settings. These options will vary depending on the style you have selected.

If you don’t choose a style, you can still browse through the drop-down menu at the top of the screen and add a few more effects to your work. If you decide not to use more effects, choose Enlarge from the menu.
To make it easier to cut margins, you can check the box “Crop marks”. This is optional and not necessary if you have added 5mm of overlapping images.

Photo printing

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Open the PDF file. Double-click the file you downloaded from Rasterbator to open it in your computer’s default PDF viewer.

Rasterbator recommends using Adobe X Reader, but it doesn’t matter if you prefer another program. ^{[2] X Research Source}

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Click the File menu. On Windows, this option is in the menu bar at the top of the PDF reader. If you’re a Mac user, look in the menu bar at the top of your screen.

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Click Print . This option opens your computer’s printing options.

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Select the printer. If the printer you want to use does not appear in the “Printer” drop-down menu, click to select it now.

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Select the paper size. Click Size or Paper Size and select the previous size in Rastorbator.

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Select the “Scale to fit” option. On Mac, you need to click Show Details to see printer options. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

On macOS, select Scale to Fit .
If you’re using Adobe Reader on a Windows computer, you’ll need to check the “Fit” box below the “Paper size & handling” heading.

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You need to make sure that the printer is not set up for duplex printing. To print posters properly, each page must be on a separate side.

If you use Windows, check to make sure that the “Print on both sides of the paper” option is NOT ticked.
If you’re using macOS, you’ll need to select Layout from the drop-down menu in the middle of the printer screen, then check to make sure that the “Two-sided” option is set to None. (Are not).

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Click Print . The poster will be sent to the printer.

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Arrange the pages in order. It’s best to find a wide plane for this. If the photo is printed on multiple pages, it will be difficult for you to locate each page. Luckily, each page has a bookmark in the bottom right corner to make it easy to put them together. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

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Cut margins. Crop the margins according to the guide marks located outside the image. You should use a paper cutter and ruler to cut accurately.

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Stitch the pages together to form a large image. You can use any of the methods, such as sticking with tape, pasting onto a board, or pinning each page to the wall.

To make it easier to move posters afterward, it’s a good idea to stick a small piece of tape over the edge of the side-by-side pages during the process of putting the poster on the ground.

Steps

Use Rasterbator to enlarge the image

Photo printing

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