Pages per sheet layout option defaults to letter paper format

Hello,
I'm trying to print multiple pages to a single page using the Layout->"Pages per sheet" option in the printing dialogue (for instance in Preview). It does not matter what paper size I chose (A4 usually) or what paper size my original document is in. If I save the document as PDF (in the printing dialogue) the paper size of the resulting file is always letter.
The default paper size in the printing preferences pane is set to A4, but that has no effect either.
As I live in Europe and want to print the PDF I created on A4 paper eventually, this is pretty annoying...
Any ideas why the "Pages per sheet" option disregards all paper size settings?

dsy6 wrote:
Any ideas why the "Pages per sheet" option disregards all paper size settings?
No, but A4 is similar to Letter...when you print the PDF eventually, just set to A4 then. It's a workaround, but it's not that messy.

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