Printing Lecture Slides 4-up or 6-up to Save Paper

Published: Oct 19, 2026 | Updated: Oct 19, 2026 | About (Japanese)

Key points

In university classes, slides are often handed out as PDFs. Printing every page individually adds up quickly.

Slides combine well

Slides have large text and little information per page, so 4 per sheet is perfectly readable.

4-up: the standard, most usable setting.
6-up: when you want to save even more. Slides with small text become hard to read.

To write directly on the paper, 2-up is easier. Each slide is larger and there is room in the margin.
With 4-up there is little space to write.

First print just a few pages and check that the text is readable. If it is hard to read, use fewer pages per sheet.

If a document runs to dozens of pages, keep only the pages you need before combining to save even more. You can use Extract or Delete PDF Pages.

Compress PDF: Shrink a PDF to fit under a size you choose, for upload limits.
Rotate & Reorder PDF Pages: Fix sideways pages, change the page order, or remove pages.
Merge PDFs: Combine several PDF files into one, in the order you choose.

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