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How can I print varying number of multiple pages per sheet on Mac?. Standard option does not suit

Hi, I've got a bunch of pdfs containing text. Each page is of the same width, but each page is of a different height. Some pages only contain a few lines of text, other pages contain a lot of text. 


I want to print this pdf on a Mac so that each sheet I print on is filled nicely with text. The problem is that the standard 'print multiple pages per sheet' option does not suit, as some pages of the pdf could fill their own page, whereas others are so narrow that 3 or 4 of them could be combined on one sheet.


Anyone know of a simple software / workaround that solves my problem? Thanks so much!!


iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 10.13

Posted on May 21, 2021 7:24 PM

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Posted on May 22, 2021 1:49 AM

Thank you for your response. I've got a workaround that does what I want to do. I exported the pages of the pdf as images (using PDF Expert software), then added a .html file to the folder of images that displays them on a web-browser. When I then print that webpage the printed pages are filled with content, using whatever number of pages from the original pdf that fit on the printed page.


I've attached the .html code below, for those who want to do a similar thing and stumble across this thread online.


<!DOCTYPE html><html>

<head><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><style>img{display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;}</style>

</head><body>

<img src="page 1.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 2.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 3.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 4.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 5.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 6.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 7.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 8.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 9.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 10.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 11.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 12.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 13.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 14.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 15.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 16.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 17.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 18.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 19.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 20.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 21.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 22.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 23.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 24.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 25.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 26.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 27.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 28.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 29.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 30.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 31.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 32.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 33.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 34.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 35.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 36.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 37.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 38.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 39.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 40.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 41.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 42.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 43.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 44.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 45.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 46.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 47.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 48.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 49.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 50.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

</body></html>

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May 22, 2021 1:49 AM in response to Paul Conaway

Thank you for your response. I've got a workaround that does what I want to do. I exported the pages of the pdf as images (using PDF Expert software), then added a .html file to the folder of images that displays them on a web-browser. When I then print that webpage the printed pages are filled with content, using whatever number of pages from the original pdf that fit on the printed page.


I've attached the .html code below, for those who want to do a similar thing and stumble across this thread online.


<!DOCTYPE html><html>

<head><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><style>img{display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;}</style>

</head><body>

<img src="page 1.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 2.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 3.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 4.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 5.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 6.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 7.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 8.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 9.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 10.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 11.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 12.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 13.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 14.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 15.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 16.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 17.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 18.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 19.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 20.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 21.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 22.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 23.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 24.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 25.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 26.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 27.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 28.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 29.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 30.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 31.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 32.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 33.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 34.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 35.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 36.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 37.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 38.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 39.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 40.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 41.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 42.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 43.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 44.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 45.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 46.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 47.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 48.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 49.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

<img src="page 50.png" style="max-width:100%;"> <br>

</body></html>

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User profile for user: Paul Conaway
Paul Conaway
User level: Level 4
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May 21, 2021 9:17 PM in response to robertOZ

I don't think this is an easy/simple solution but what I would do is one of the two things below. Use a PDF editor and remove the page breaks if that is even possible or convert the PDF into a Word document (or other word processing document and remove the page breaks and then print it that way and then if you want to keep it in pdf form we save it in PDF format.


I hope this helps.


Paul

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