Print File

To print your document, If it is fitted with multiple artboards or not, click the “File” button in the menu bar and click “Print” from the drop-down menu.

This opens the “Print” dialog.

In the “Printer”, choose the printer you want to print the document. If you wish a pdf file of your design, choose PDF in this box.

Choose the number of copies you want to print and enter the range that you want to print (2).

This applies only if your document has multiple artboards.

Choose “Ignore Artboards” here, then all artboards in Illustrator are on one page.

In the “Media” section (3), you determine the page size and orientation.

And in the “Options” (4) we determine the placement and whether we like scaled or not.

Choose the “Fit to page” option, when you want the document automatically scale so that it fits on the page.

Select “Custom Scale” when you want to determine are the size of the print.

This will be in the text boxes “Height” and “Width”.

Specify the width and height at a value between 1 and 1000.

Turn the “Constrain Proportions” (a) on by clicking on it, when the ratio between width and height of the document should be constant.

By clicking on the navigation buttons (b), you can navigate between different sheets.

Click the “Print” button when you have finished.

For information purposes only (texts from the Adobe site)

Adobe Illustrator documents are printed the quickest and the best with the default printer resolution and screen frequency. In some cases you might want to change the printer resolution and screen frequency. For example if you have drawn a very long, curved path, it causes a limit check error while printing or the printing becomes very slow.
Do the following:

• Choose File> Print.
• Select Printer to a PostScript printer, Adobe PostScript File or Adobe PDF.
• Select Output on the left of the Print dialog.
• Select Printer Resolution with a combination of a screen frequency (lpi) and printer resolution (dpi).

Printer resolution is measured in the number of ink dots (dots) per inch (dpi).

Most desktop laser printers have a resolution of 600 dpi and imagesetters have a resolution of 1200 dpi or higher.

Inkjet printers produce a microscopic trickle ink, no individual dots.

Most inkjet printers have an approximate resolution of 300 to 720 dpi.

When you print to a desktop laser printer, an imagesetter in particular, you must also take the screen frequency into account. The screen frequency is the number of halftone cells per inch used for printing grayscale images or color separations.

Field frequency, also known as screen ruling, is expressed in terms of lines per inch (lpi) (the number of lines per inch cells in a halftone screen).

At high screen ruling (for example, 150 lpi), it spaces the dots on the printer close to each other, making sharper image prints.

A low screen ruling (60 lpi to 85 lpi) spaces the dots farther apart to create a coarser image.

The size of the dots is also determined by the line screen.

A dense screen ruling uses small dots and a low screen ruling uses large dots.

The most important factor when choosing a screen ruling is the type of printer for printing your document.

Check the printer to see the maximum number of lines it can print and make your choice accordingly.

The PPD files for high-resolution imagesetters offer a large number of possible screen rulings paired with various imagesetter resolutions.

The PPD files for printers with a lower resolution generally contain only a few choices for line screens.

Documents are generally coarser on screens between 53 lpi and 85 lpi. The coarser screens with printers with a lower resolution, however, give optimal results.

When you put a finer grid of 100 lpi with a printer with a low resolution, the quality of the print is off. This is because at a higher lpi, only fewer colors can be produced for a given resolution.

Attention!
Some imagesetters and desktop laser printers use screening technologies other than halftoning.

When you print an image on a non-halftone printer, consult the printer manufacturer or printer documentation for recommended resolutions.

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