Pages Per Sheet Not Working.

In previous versions of Mac OS X this was never a problem for me, but I can't get the "pages per sheet" feature listed in the Layout menu of the print dialogue to work. I've created documents in TextEdit, Microsoft Word, and a few other applications and I cannot get a single page to print 2, 4, or any iteration listed printed on one page. I consistently get one page only when I try to preview the layout using pdf preview. I just want to have one page reduced in size to fit four on a page and my understanding was that this is precisely what this layout feature was designed to do.
Some other posts on this issue suggest that you actually have to create the same number of pages first to get this to work. That thinking defeats the purpose. Why would I create four of the same pages only to use the layout feature which SHOULD do it for me. Besides, I've used the feature in previous versions of the Mac OS X exactly as I am describing above.
Any insight would be helpful. I've tried this on my Mac Pro and my MacBook Pro.

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Multiple page per sheet not working...

Dear all,
Since some time now (even before Mavericks), the "Multiple page per sheet" is not working.
When I select it and print (either to PDF or to any of my printers), I always get 1 page per sheet... and I can't save trees!!!!
Do you know how to fix this ?
Thank you very much.
Best regards,

Ar eyou able to print to PDF? If you have that facility select Adobe PDF in the pop down menu, go to properties and the first tab has layout, you should be able to select number up required, save to PDF and open the new PDF...this should be stepped up how you want it.
Alternatively if you have Illustrator or Indesign (Quark works too) you can create a page with picture boxes and import/place the PDF however many up you want.

Multiple pages per sheet not working

Help!
I'm unable to print multiple pages per sheet in Adobe Reader X (version 10.1.3). It doesn't seem to matter what printer I select but only one image shows in the preview screen.
I tried repairing the software but to no avail
Screenshot image attached

Hello Bernd,
Thank you for your help - it seems that I have misunderstood this function.
Do you know whether it's possible to print multiple identical copies of a single page document onto a large sheet of paper?
e.g. I have an A1 plan printer that in theory could fit say 6 x identical A4 pages onto a single sheet of A1 paper.

Printing multiple copies per page, not multiple pages per sheet

How can I print multiple copies of page per sheet of paper?
I've got an image or PDF that I'd like to print 4 or more of per sheet of paper. But it can easily fit on one sheet. When I choose to print 4 copies and in the Layout section choose 4 copies per page what I get is for pages printed out with the image scaled down to a quarter of a page.
What I'd like is the one image scaled down and printed 4 times on a single piece of paper.

I don't completely believe that this is completely
due to the drivers from the printer manufacturer.
Nor did I say that it is. The software from which the doc is being printed is
even more important re page layout options.
Your statement of "It is a function of the printer driver..." is what led to that misunderstanding.
I completely agree that the idea of 'print to PDF' is misleading and that I was mislead that all the print dialog options (like the quartz filters that do work in outputting to PDF and the # of copies that do not) should apply to creating PDF files using the print dialogue. It now says 'save to PDF' in 10.4 instead of 'output' or 'print'. I think some of my confusion is carrying over from UI decisions in 10.3.
Obviously it wasn't designed to work this exact way
or it would work this exact way.
I have no idea what this statement means.
It's stating the obvious in reply to your statement of the obvious ("the feature you are trying to use isn't designed to work that way."). If it were designed to work in the manner that I was wanting it perform I would have never posted a question about it.
You can say it's not commonly done and that would
apply to anything other than printing off one full
sized copy of any single page. Using Quartz filters
isn't "commonly done" but it's available.
Not true... mailing labels, multipage spreads, thumbnails, reductions/
enlargements, ad infinitum are far more frequently done than printing
the same content on the same sheet multiple times. As I said, however,
there are provisions for doing so when the need arises.
You missed the point. Functionality is presented that is far less utilized than what I was desiring to do on this platform/set of applications as compared to other platforms/sets of applications. This is why I specifically mentioned the quartz filtering. I have personally met only one other person who uses quartz filtering yet I know over a dozen that want to print in the manner I originally posted about.
I'm sure you have seen such results & I have done
the exact same type of output hundreds of times on
both Windows & Mac platforms as well as others...
but not in the manner you are attempting to get it
done. As you've found out, that just doesn't work.
And I've seen it performed in the manner I was attempting, furthering the frustration.
In any program you typically do specify page layout
before number of copies... in fact, that is the cruxt of the
issue. But getting the same content to repeat on a single
page is not a matter of page layout and is not a function
of the print operation unless you're dealing with commercial
devices.
I guess I've just been spoiled by those big office Xerox machines. I never thought of that functionality being at all special in any way.
Thank you for the assistance.
PowerMac G4 Digital Audio, iBook G3 500, iPod, radioShark Mac OS X (10.4.3)

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Hey All,
I'm reasonably new to the mac environment and am having trouble getting pages to print multiple flyers on a single sheet. I've set the flyer up in Page Setup for it's actual size which is 4 x5.5inches. I've created the flyer within this size sheet. When I select Print and choose 4 pages per sheet under layout options, nothing happens. The preview does not update and the printed doc (both pdf and on my deskjet only have one small image as opposed to 4. Any ideas as to what's going on?
I've used this type of feature on many other applications so I think i have a good grasp as to how it's supposed to work but am prepared to be educated!
thx!
mister james

have no idea about what is wrong on your machine.
Here doing that I get a normal behavior:
You may try:
a - quit/close Numbers
trash the preferences file:
<bootVolume>:Users:<yourAccount>:Library:Preferences:com.apple.iWork.Numbers.pli st
empty the trash
restart Numbers.
b - try to do the job from an other user account
tell us how the beast behaves.
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My problem is solved. I spent a lot of time on the phone with Apple support. When they mentioned I might need a printer driver update to keep up with the OS update, I noticed that I no longer had any printer installed at all. I don't know how that happened, but I will assume it had to do with the OS update.
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Hi,
Can't seem to get my head around this one.
I have a landscape format (a5) and I would like to print 2 page per sheet so it becomes a a4.
without changing the document size to a4.
quick answer very appreciated.

Not going to work withthe way you've set up unless you place your current pages into a new file.
In CS4 or later you can set up a facing pages A5 PORTRAIT document, then rotate the spread view tro see them stacked as they would appear on A4. When exporting or printing, check the "Spreads" box to get the A4 size with the two pages.
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I'm printing a document using Reader 8.1.0.
I print 2 pages per sheet, side-by-side. A4 documents should be reduced to A5, that is reduction to 71%.
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I tried on 2 different printers with the same result.
Is there a way to get 2 A5 pages? Is this linked anyway to the printers or to an option in Reader?
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Oscar

Hi donmellado
Welcome to the forum.
Just go:
+Menu > File > Print > Layout > Pages per sheet: 2+
Don't rotate the sheet or specify a reduction size, this is not necessary, the Mac will work it all out for you.
Peter

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Hi donmellado
Welcome to the forum.
Just go:
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