How to Print Large Images on Multiple Pages in Windows 11

A0 size papers are the largest size papers available to us as per ISO 216 paper size divisions. But how to print out a high-resolution image of this size? Especially when our systems can only print the largest sizes up to A3. Well, that points to a multi-page printout with combining a couple of pages will help you get the desired image. So this article will help you with how to print large images on multiple pages with understanding how to print image on multiple pages altogether on Windows 10 & 11.

How to Print Large Image on Multiple Pages in Windows 10/11

Printing large images isn’t directly possible for large poster-sized images. Universally available sizes printable from Windows 10 and 11 are:

• US letter sizes and the US envelop sizes.
• A series (from A3 to A5), B4 to B6 print sizes, C size sheet, D size sheet, E size sheet.
• Envelop sizes, PRC envelops sizes, Japanese Envelop sizes, PRC sizes, Postcard sizes, and many more.

However, A3 is the largest direct printable size for the systems we are using now. And considering allowed print sizes in India, the Bureau of Indian Standards allows the ISO-A series size for drawing and other engineering works. This is why the largest size available in the country is A3x4 paper. After this brief but vital info about paper sizes, let’s move towards learning how to print large images on multiple pages.

Note: The methods and steps represented below are performed on Windows 11. The pictures, interface, and terminologies used are from Windows 11 which closely match Windows 10 too. Do verify before making any changes.

Method 1: With Microsoft Paint

Splitting a large image into numerous ones and printing it onto multiple pages can be easily done through Microsoft Paint. It is one of the ways to know how to print large image on multiple pages in Windows 10 and 11. To do so, follow these steps:

1. Locate your desired image in the File Explorer.

2. Right-click on it, and from the context menu, click the Open with > Paint app as depicted below.

3. As the image opens in Paint, click on the File menu option from the top left corner.

4. From the given list, select the Print option and then click on Page setup as shown.

5. In the Page Setup window, choose your desired paper size from the Size: drop-down menu option.

6A. Adjust and verify the Orientation and Centring sections as per your output image preference.

6B. Type the number of pages required for the image to be split in the Fit to option box under the Scaling section. As shown below, if the image is required to be split into 16 separate images, type 4 by 4 page(s) in the boxes.

7. After customization, click on the OK button.

8. Next, click File > Print > Print as illustrated below.

9. Click on the printer you want to print with under the Select Printer section.

10. Then, click on Print. The copies will start to print according to the selection made.

Note: For demo purposes, we have selected the Microsoft Print to PDF option under the Select Printer section. Please select the printer available on your system to print your desired images.

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Method 2: Using Excel Spreadsheet

Another way to learn how to print large image on multiple pages is by doing it on an Excel spreadsheet. You can print split images of a large one swiftly with Microsoft Excel as follows:

1. Type Excel in the Windows search menu and click on Run as administrator.

2. In the Excel window, go to Home and click on the Blank workbook option as shown.

3. In the new blank workbook, click on the Insert tab.

4. Click on the Pictures drop-down option and select This device to browse and pick your required image.

5. A File explorer pop-up window will appear. Now, locate your picture and click on Insert.

6. After the picture loads on the spreadsheet, click on the picture and hover on any of the corners when you see the cursor turn into an expanding arrow. 

7. Click and drag the image corners to increase its size.

8. After you stretch the image to the desired size depicted in the Size section of the Picture Format ribbon, click on the File option.

9A. Click on the Print option and configure the Settings section as per your output image preferences.

9B. Verify the number of Pages your image will split in as per the size stretched and the Settings made.

Note: You can repeat steps 7, 8, and 9 to adjust the number of print copies you require of the image from the Settings until the desired preview is reached.

10. Click on the Printer drop-down menu option to find and select the printer connected with your system.

11. After completing these settings, select the number of copies from the Copies drop-down box. Then, click on the Print option to start the print.

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Method 3: Via Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word is another alternative for you to know how to print large image on multiple pages. Follow the upcoming steps to do so:

1. Type Word in the Windows search bar and click the Open option as shown below.

2. Click on the View tab in the blank workbook.

3. In the Page Movement section, select the Side to Side option shown highlighted.

4. Click on the Insert tab and click the Pictures > This Device option as depicted below.

5. Select and insert the desired image from the pop-up window into this Word file.

6. Right-click on the image and click the Wrap Text option.

7. To wrap and move the image freely in the Word file, select either Behind Text or In Front of Tex option.

8. Then, stretch the image to desired width and height on the first page as shown.

9. Similarly, add the same image on the second page and wrap the image as earlier.

10. Stretch the second image to a degree where it will connect the first image as shown below.

Note: You can check the desired width and height in the Size section from the top right corner under Picture Format tab.

11. Now, follow steps 8-11 from Method 2 for setting the image for printing and then start printing the image on multiple pages.

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Method 4: Through PDF Format

PDF is another way with which you can split your larger resolution image into multiple images for printing. To get the answer to how to print large image on multiple pages questions, follow these steps:

Note: The following steps are performed on Adobe Acrobat DC. Make sure to have this software installed in your system before performing the upcoming steps.

1. Locate your desired image in the File Explorer.

2. Right-click on it, and from the context menu, click the Open with > Choose another app option as depicted below.

3. How do you want to open this file? pop-up will appear with a list of installed apps in the system. Find and select Adobe Acrobat DC and click on OK.

Note: You can click on More apps to further expand the list of apps if you didn’t find Adobe Acrobat earlier.

4. After the image opens in Adobe Acrobat, press the key combination Ctrl + P to open the Print window.

5. Click on the Poster tab to split images.

6. Click on the Page setup… button to configure the page sizes of the split images.

7. Configure the Orientation settings and Paper size settings through the drop-down menu and click on OK.

8. Select the printer attached to your system from the Printer drop-down menu option from the top left corner and click the Print option to start the printing process.

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