Poster size printing can be a great way to make a big impact with your printed materials. However, if you don’t have a commercial printer available, printing poster-size documents can be tricky.
In this blog post, we’ll walk you through the steps of how to print poster-size documents on your home printer. We’ll also give you some tips on how to make the most out of your posters when printing them at home.
There are two ways to print a larger poster size on a regular printer at home. You can use a large format printer or you can print out your picture on multiple A4 sheets and then put them together as one big poster.
What is tile printing?
Tile printing is a way to print large pictures. It works by printing one piece of the picture on each page. You can put them together later to create one big picture like a puzzle.
Printing Tips
If you try to stretch a small image to fit a large poster, it doesn’t automatically change its quality to adapt to the size of the canvas. When you stretch a small photo onto a big canvas, it will cause the image to be pixelated, and distorted. This will make your poster look cheap and unprofessional.
The resolution of an image can make all the difference in how clear and detailed it appears when printed. Having a higher number means that more information is held per millimeter or pixel, resulting in a clearer picture with greater detail for printing purposes if you’re planning to create posters from your artwork. 300 DPI is the recommended print resolution for posters.
DPI stands for Dots per inch and it is the size or resolution of your image. For example, if you have a printer that needs an image with 300 DPI, this means that the resolution should be at 300 pixels per inch. You can use Photoshop to set your desired resolution or dots per inch.
Pixels are the dots that makeup images on a screen. Images with a higher number of pixels are much more clear and detailed. Small images will look pixelated if you try to blow them up because there are gaps between the pixels.
There are 3 different image formats. These are JPEG, PNG, and TIFF. The first is the most common image file format of all because it has been the default for cameras and phones. PNG is best for transparent backgrounds while TIFF is best for high-quality images.
When you want to print a poster, it is very important to know how many tiles or sheets the printer will use. This will tell you also be an indication of how big your poster will be. Overlap is when one tile overlaps with another so that the tiles can be lined up together nicely without any spaces between them.
How to print a poster with Tile Print?
- Prepare your printer for poster printing. This includes loading multiple sheets of paper for printing according to the size of the poster.
- Open the document you want to print. Click on “Files” and then “Print” from the drop-down menu.
- The printer dialog box will come up. Choose the printer you want to use from the list. Now click on Properties or Set up for that printer.
- Select the desired size of your poster in the Paper Size section. If it’s not available, you can custom-make the size and type it in to the corresponding fields before clicking Okay.
- Under Tiling Select”On in the Document Options.
- Click “OK” button to exit the Setup or Properties window.
- Preview the layout of the printout in the thumbnail image in the Print dialog box to confirm the distribution of tiled pages.
- Click Print when everything is ready for print.
Now you will have many copies of the poster printed on paper. Put them next to each other, in a way they are aligned. If there are rough edges or the sheets overlap, use scissors to cut them off. Make sure that all of the sheets are placed together correctly with glue or tape.
Conclusion
Poster printing helps you save time and money. If you need a poster printed, think about printing it on your home printer. You can print it right at home or at work with this easy guide.