Hello,
I need to create a PDF file of my presentation, but I want a handout where I have 3 slides per page with space to write next to them.
I think I used to do this using “print to file”, but now if I do that it only lets me save as a .prn file. I am not sure if I am remembering wrong or if they have changed something in newer versions.
I have also tried exporting to pdf, but there I cannot choose to have multiple pages per sheet.
I am using version 7.3.6.2 under Windows 7.
Thanks
@jrglez I often combine 2-4 pages of given PDFs into 1 page on LibreOffice Draw.
The How-to for your presentation, three pages on the left hand side:
See suggested solution
You could work in two steps:
Create a pdf first. Then open the pdf and chose print. Now select a print-to-pdf-service and try to scale to your needs.
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I usually have an additional acrobat-reader installed mostly for printing, because it can put several pages on a sheet, but to have 3 slides per page you may need to adapt the scaling…
I guess you select Save-as-pdf as the name of the printer, as most OS now have this service now.
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@jrglez I often combine 2-4 pages of given PDFs into 1 page on LibreOffice Draw.
The How-to for your presentation, three pages on the left hand side:
- export your presentation into a pdf file
- import the pdf file (Draw) and save as a Draw file (odg extension)
- alter the page format manually to larger ranges (width, height; around 3 times in height)
- page 1: choose your “basic” page and group every element/object into one group
- align the group (say: left, then top)
- goto page 2
- group every element/object into one group
- cut the group (clipboard)
- insert into page 1
- align the group (say: left, then center)
- delete former (empty) page 2
- save the file
- goto (former) page 3 … (same procedure as above)
If necessary you may draw one (ore more) rectangle/s, area filled with Hatch (expand spacing in suitable value) and place next to the presentation slide/s).
Print-out an paper
You may print out the (very large) odg file by the Draw print dialogue as Fit to printable page or you may export your file to pdf again and use the print dialogue of your pdf viewer.
Experience
If the original pdf file was created by LibreOffice the risk of deviations/abnormalities is not as high as on pdfs with other origin (say: Word; Acrobat Writer…).
Cheers and godspeed
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