Using PosterPrint - Step by Step
After the program has been installed, a virtual printer named PosterPrint will appear in the system printer list.
Open any Windows application (e.g. Microsoft Word or Internet Explorer) and load a document that needs large printing. All the text and vector graphics (lines, arrows, curves, WordArt figures etc.) can be zoomed without a loss of printout quality.
Under the File menu of that Windows application, click Print and select PosterPrint in the list of installed printers. Then click OK to start printing. Do not set a number of copies to print, since you can do that later.
Now, you should see the main PosterPrint window with the preview of the created page in 100% size. Then, select the physical printer in the program toolbar that will be used to print the document on paper.
Using the zoom controls (percents or units) set the desired size of the project. PosterPrint will automatically calculate the layout and the number of sheets for the selected zoom.
If a graphic or text will not occupy the entire page (for example, you want to print just one line of text from a document for a banner) you can avoid printing empty sheets by using the Trim Empty Space feature. Usually, "trim" is best used with the center page alignment.
On the output sheets page can be located in the top-left corner, centered or positioned anywhere using freehand alignment (move the page with the mouse).
If the Glue margins feature is turned on, the right and bottom sides of each printed sheet will have a 1cm margin to glue a connecting page. This is done to simplify the sheet connection process.
Now set the number of copies to print and click the Print button in the toolbar. Your poster will be printed on several sheets of paper exactly as it was seen on the preview panel.
If you use the Print cut-off lines feature, trimming and aligning sheets will be much simpler.
