I do not own Apple Pages as of yet as I would have to pay for it due to my MacBook being bought before 2014 so therefore it does not come with Pages etc. for free. I need to create a poster of 840 (width) x1500 (length) mm. Can this be done on Pages or are my dimensions too big? Just wondering before I purchase it on the App Store to find out that it won't do it.
Many Thanks
Hi tho86,
You can definitely create a document of those dimensions using Pages 6.0.5. Go to the File menu, choose Page Setup, then Format for Any Printer and Manage Custom Sizes...:
You can then set the document size to the dimensions you want - I don't know if there is actually a maximum:
A document of this size will export successfully to a pdf of the same dimensions.
I'm not quite sure how you would print it to paper though - the size is colossal.
Hope this helps,
H
OSX now permits pages of vast size.
I have reached 100 million inch square (2,540 km square) and not hit the ceiling.
So custom paper size is not the limit.
What will be a limit however will be if your file contains bitmap images. A bit map of 840 x 1000mm will be 100s of Mbs at a printable resolution and there is a ceiling limit to text of 1000 pts/352mm (not actual cap height).
If you have mostly vector art the file size may be kept down but Pages 5 or 6 is very inefficiently written and may grind to a halt. I have been able to send a well tanked up Mac Pro into a Spinning Beachball of Death by having too many objects in a file, it probably will do the same with a combination of very large bitmaps, text and other large objects as it tries to render it on screen.
Further, Pages is not a professional DTP app and does not produce the correct PDF format required by Professional Printers.
I would recommend Affinity Designer instead as being the professional solution probably closest to your budget. It is most like Adobe Illustrator so not quite a DTP solution but perfect for a poster of any size.
I have just tested a poster of your size in AD and it is certainly smooth and efficient in operation and more reliable and functional than the current Pages.
Peter
Affinity Designer is similar to Adobe Illustrator but extremely smooth and professional in operation whilst being probably well within your budget.
I just tested your poster in A.D. at 300dpi and it sailed through it easily and exports to PDF X-4.
Peter
What are the maximum page dimensions in Pages?
