Printing large sheets (A2/A1/A0) to PDF?

i think i should know this, but i don't seem to be able to find the solution...!
how can i print (a PDF) a document to a sheet larger than those defined by my installed printer drivers (A4/A3 etc)? i want to save to PDF, but selecting an A2, A1 or even A0 sheet.
i've tried installing an Adobe PDF driver, but it will only allow me to select A4, US letter and US legal sheet sizes.
cheers
ric

Hi ric,
ric frankland wrote:
whilst it's still a numbers document i need to easily check and uncheck boxes through, and they connect to formulas... so not sure check/tick characters will do the job.
as it is, it's not too bad, only when you zoom in... but as you say, the vector graphics should be better!
See if this works
Formula in C2 (and Fill Down)
=IF(B2,B$1,"")
Hide Column B before you print to PDF.
Regards,
Ian.

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