How to print slides bigger so that students can see and understand better. In this example I am printing 4 slides per page.

1. PRINTING TIP
ibrahim@msu.edu.my

2. Printing using Powerpoint
Standard printing using Powerpoint setting of 4 slides per page
Small
writings
are hardly
readable

3. BIGGER version
Printing bigger slides helps students see and understand our
lecture notes better

4. What you need
Download and install FREE:
a) PDFCREATOR
(http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/files/latest/download)
a) FOXIT READER
(http://cdn04.foxitsoftware.com/pub/foxit/reader/desktop/win/5.x/5.1/enu/FoxitReader514.0104_enu_Setup.exe)

5. Step 01
Open your note in Powerpoint and print your note using
the setting below:
a) Use Pdfcreator as the printer to print
the output to PDF format
b) Print 1 slide per page, selecting “Frame
slides” and “Scale to Fit Paper”
c) Landscape Orientation
d) Pure Black and White printing (will
ignore colour and unnecessary images to minimize file size ). To
minimize further, set printing at lower DPI eg
150dpi instead of 600dpi (@ Printer Properties)

6. Step 02
Open the file in Foxit
Reader and print it again
using the setting shown:
1. Fit to Paper
2. Multiple pages per sheet
3. Normal
4. Horizontal
5. Custom and select 2 by 2
6. At Printer properties, you
1 may change the resolution
to 150dpi to reduce file size
7. Click OK to print
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