About printing several pages per sheet
Printing several pages on each sheet saves paper and makes documents easier to carry and skim. Two per sheet places pages side by side on a landscape sheet, a good choice for reading notes or proofing a booklet. Four per sheet suits slide handouts and is still readable for most text. Six and nine work for slide decks with large text. Sixteen gives a contact-sheet view of a long document, useful for checking layout or finding a page rather than reading. Pages are placed left to right, then top to bottom, in their original order, and each is scaled down evenly to fit its space. Text and graphics are scaled as shapes, so they stay sharp, but small print gets harder to read as you add more pages; try printing one sheet before printing the whole file. The result is a normal PDF, so you can also send it on or save it rather than print it.
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Pages per sheet: frequently asked questions
How many pages per sheet are still readable?
Two and four are comfortable for normal text. Six or more works best for slides or a quick overview.
In what order are pages placed?
Left to right, then top to bottom, in the original page order.
Can I make slide handouts with this?
Yes. Convert the presentation with PowerPoint to PDF, then put 4 or 6 slides on each sheet.
Does this change my original file?
No. You get a new PDF and the original stays as it was.