Automatically scale to fit paper
Acrobat can size the pages of a PDF to fit the selected paper size.
From the Page Scaling pop-up menu, select one of the following options:
Fit To Printable Area Scales small pages up and large pages down to fit the paper.
Shrink To Printable Area Resizes only large pages to fit the paper and prints small pages as they are.
Tip: (Acrobat only, not Adobe Reader) You can set up a PDF to default to specific scaling or print options. Choose File > Properties, and click the Advanced tab. Select options for the Print Dialog Presets. The Default option in the Page Scaling pop-up menu is Shrink To Printable Area. Save the file to apply the new defaults. For more information, see Print Dialog Presets in Acrobat Help.
Manually scale using percentages
Not available in Adobe Reader 9: Scale using the preset scale options in Adobe Reader 9 or earlier.
You can magnify or reduce a PDF by an exact percentage.
From the Page Scaling pop-up menu, select Tile All Pages to expose the Tile Scale % option.
Note: If the tile options are not in the menu, make sure that the following options are not selected in the Advanced Print dialog box: Print as Image or, for Acrobat only, Separations or In-RIP Separations.For Tile Scale, type the percentage you want to magnify or reduce the PDF. Click any other option to refresh the preview on the right.
How to Adjust Page Size and Scale in Excel
If you plan to print a worksheet on paper that isn’t letter size, you’ll need to select a different paper size in Excel. You can choose to adjust the scale of your printed worksheet so that the printed data stretches or shrinks to fit the number of pages you specify.
Change Page Size
Most people normally print on standard letter-sized (8.5” x 11”) paper, but Excel can print on many other paper sizes.
- Click the Page Layout tab.
- Click the Size button.
- Select a page size.
If you don’t see the paper size you need, select More Paper Sizes.
Change Print Scale
If you have a data range that’s too wide or tall for a page, scale it to ensure it fits correctly.
- Click the Page Layout tab.
- Click the Scale to Fit dialog box launcher.
The Scaling section has two options you can choose from to adjust the worksheet’s scale for printing:
- Adjust to: Enter a percentage or use the arrow buttons to stretch or shrink the printed output to a percentage of its actual size.
- Fit to: Specify the number of pages wide and tall you want the printed data to occupy. Excel will either shrink the data to fit on fewer pages or expand it to fill additional pages.
- Specify the scaling options you want to use.
- Click
OK.
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The scale() CSS function defines a transformation that resizes an element on the 2D plane. Because the amount of scaling is defined by a vector, it can resize the horizontal and vertical dimensions at different scales. Its result is a <transform-function> data type. This scaling transformation is characterized by a two-dimensional vector. Its coordinates define how much scaling is done in each direction. If both coordinates are equal, the scaling is
uniform (isotropic) and the aspect ratio of the element is preserved (this is a homothetic transformation). Try it
When a coordinate value is outside the [-1, 1] range, the element grows along that dimension; when inside, it shrinks. A negative value results in a point reflection in that dimension. The value 1 has no effect.
Note: The scale() function only scales in 2D. To scale in 3D, use scale3d() instead.
Syntax
The scale() function is specified with either one or two values, which represent the amount of scaling to be applied in each direction.
Values
sx
A <number> or <percentage> representing the abscissa of the scaling vector.
syA <number> or <percentage> representing the ordinate of the scaling vector. If not defined, its default value is sx, resulting in a uniform scaling that preserves the element's aspect ratio.
Accessibility concerns
Scaling/zooming animations are problematic for accessibility, as they are a common trigger for certain types of migraine. If you need to include such animations on your website, you should provide a control to allow users to turn off animations, preferably site-wide.
Also, consider making use of the prefers-reduced-motion media feature — use it to write a media query that will turn off animations if the user has reduced animation specified in their system preferences.
Find out more:
- MDN Understanding WCAG, Guideline 2.3 explanations
- Understanding Success Criterion 2.3.3 | W3C Understanding WCAG 2.1
Examples
Scaling the X and Y dimensions together
HTML
<div>Normal</div> <div class="scaled">Scaled</div>
CSS
div { width: 80px; height: 80px; background-color: skyblue; } .scaled { transform: scale(0.7); /* Equal to scaleX(0.7) scaleY(0.7) */ background-color: pink; }
Result
Scaling X and Y dimensions separately, and translating the origin
HTML
<div>Normal</div> <div class="scaled">Scaled</div>
CSS
div { width: 80px; height: 80px; background-color: skyblue; } .scaled { transform: scale(2, 0.5); /* Equal to scaleX(2) scaleY(0.5) */ transform-origin: left; background-color: pink; }
Result
Specifications
Unknown specification # funcdef-transform-scale |
Browser compatibility
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