I use the latest version of iMac. I wrote a document with 200% letters. Wanted to print out note the same size but instead it printed in tiny font. I forgot how to print out the large font, Please help
Best, Irv
iMac 21.5″, macOS 15.7
irvingfromnewhall wrote:
I wrote a document with 200% letters. Wanted to print out note the same size but instead it printed in tiny font.
I tried with Pages and it did not work.
If you are talking about setting the Zoom control in Pages to 200%, that only affects the size of text on the screen. It is like holding a magnifying glass over a printout, and is not meant to affect the size of text or objects on printouts.
If you want to change text size relative to a "printed page", that is what the font size (e.g., "12 pt", "18 pt") would be for.
irvingfromnewhall wrote:
I wrote a document with 200% letters. Wanted to print out note the same size but instead it printed in tiny font.
I tried with Pages and it did not work.
If you are talking about setting the Zoom control in Pages to 200%, that only affects the size of text on the screen. It is like holding a magnifying glass over a printout, and is not meant to affect the size of text or objects on printouts.
If you want to change text size relative to a "printed page", that is what the font size (e.g., "12 pt", "18 pt") would be for.
irvingfromnewhall wrote:
I tried that. BTW Some times there is a scaling button and sometimes there is not
Scaling (Zoom) only affects what you are seeing on the screen and not the final document or print.
What you need to do, is bump up the Font size of the text in the Pages document.
Check and adjust the Scaling size on the print preview panel.
den.thed wrote:
irvingfromnewhall wrote:
I tried that. BTW Some times there is a scaling button and sometimes there is not
Scaling (Zoom) only affects what you are seeing on the screen and not the final document or print.
What you need to do, is bump up the Font size of the text in the Pages document.
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/d8640cf2-353a-4a7e-ac05-13e3a9fae73a
+ 1 and happy turkey day
The old adage
The phrase "what you see is not always what you get" means that appearances can be deceiving and initial perceptions may not reflect the true reality of a situation, person, or thin
In this case the Screen View versus the Printed product
Check >> > Pages >>> Files >>> Page Setup
Are you Printing in Portrait Mode or Landscape Mode
Below is a Screen Shot from Pages version 14.4 on a M4 Desktop with macOS Tahoe version 26.1
The Print Dialog is to the Epson ET 2750
The text in that Pages file is using Helvetic Neue point 11
To these failing eyesight eyes the printout looks like a 11 point Font
Try bumping the font size up in the Pages doc. and then see what it looks like in print preview.
irvingfromnewhall wrote:
Pages
Tho get the series of postings in you question in a logical and chronological order
Changes the " Sort By " on the right side of your question
Just below your Original Posting and Above the Original Reply by @den.thed
To Oldest versus the Default order of Rank
Owl-53 wrote:
+ 1 and happy turkey day
Same to you and yours.
The old adage
The phrase "what you see is not always what you get" means that appearances can be deceiving and initial perceptions may not reflect the true reality of a situation, person, or thing
In this case the Screen View versus the Printed product
🤔 😉 👍
I have an iMac. My operating system is 15.7.2. Found the scaling button and tried different scales but it did not make a difference on the printed copy
DISAPPOINTED, Irv
Hmm... what app did you use to write the document...?
I tried that. BTW Some times there is a scaling button and sometimes there is not
I tried with Pages and it did not work. I printed out an e-mail and it seemed to work
Irv
iMac prints tiny font despite large screen text
