Printing a poster
You can enlarge a single-page image, and then print it on multiple pages to create a poster.
From the control panel
- Load paper into the paper support.
- Load an original document on the scanner glass.
- Press Mode until the Copy light comes on.
- Press Page Preview.
- Press Resize, and then use the left (-) and right (+) arrows to scroll through the resize values. The options are 2x2 Poster, 3x3 Poster, or 4x4 Poster.
- Press Color or Black.
- Assemble the poster.
For more information on cropping and resizing photos, see Cropping photos using Auto-crop, Cropping photos manually, and Enlarging or reducing an image when copying. You can combine these concepts with poster-making to produce a variety of printouts.
From the Lexmark 4300 Series Center
- Load paper into the paper support.
- Load an original document on the scanner glass.
- Open the Lexmark 4300 Series Center.
- Select the Copy tab and customize the settings.
- Click Preview/Edit to open the Copy dialog.
- Select the Finishing tab.
- From the Layout area, click Poster.
- Choose a poster size from the pop-up menu. The options are 2x2 (four pages), 3x3 (nine pages), and 4x4 (16 pages).
- Select Print crop marks to have a guide in trimming and assembling the poster.
- Further customize the copy settings in the Settings and Adjustment tabs.
- When everything is set to your satisfaction on the preview image, click Copy.
- Assemble the poster.
Related topics
Loading paper
Loading original documents on the scanner glass
Scan and copy problems