N-Up PDF
Place multiple pages onto a single sheet in a grid arrangement. This reduces the number of printed pages by fitting 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, or 16 pages per sheet. The tool handles scaling, positioning, and optional page size configuration.
How It Works
- Upload a PDF file.
- Select the number of pages per sheet (the "N" value): 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, or 16.
- Choose the output page size (default is A4) and orientation.
- Optionally configure spacing, border color, and background color.
- Click the process button. The tool scales each page and tiles them onto new sheets.
Features
- Grid layouts: 2-up, 4-up, 6-up, 8-up, 9-up, and 16-up
- Configurable output page size and orientation
- Optional spacing between tiled pages
- Background and border color settings
- Maintains aspect ratio of original pages while scaling to fit
Options
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Pages per sheet | Number of original pages to fit on each output page (2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 16) |
| Page size | Output sheet size (A4, Letter, Legal, etc.) |
| Orientation | Portrait or Landscape for the output sheet |
| Spacing | Gap in points between tiled pages |
| Background color | Fill color for the output sheet background |
| Border color | Color for borders around each tiled page |
Use Cases
- Printing handouts with 4 slides per page to save paper
- Creating study sheets with multiple reference pages on one sheet
- Producing compact document archives for filing
- Generating thumbnail overview sheets of a long document
Tips
- Landscape orientation often works better for 2-up layouts, while portrait is usually best for 4-up and above.
- Increasing the spacing helps readability but reduces the available area for each tiled page.
- For the reverse operation (splitting one page into multiple), see Posterize PDF.