Print PDF with UPDF on Mac

To print your PDF documents on Mac with UPDF, you can either use the standard print settings or select specific pages directly from the thumbnails. Follow the steps below to print your PDFs using either method:

Navigate to the Save icon and extend its menu to choose a Print option from the drop-down menu. Or you can just press Command + P to proceed to print settings.

In the pop-up window, you can set the properties of the Printer, Presets, Copies, Pages (with all pages, page range, and selection options) and more. Media & Quality, Layout, Paper Handling, Watermark, and Printer Info options are also provided before printing.

Print Selected PDF Pages Using Thumbnails

UPDF for Mac lets you print specific PDF pages directly from the thumbnail panel without manually entering page ranges. Here's how to use this feature:

Instructions. Open your PDF and access the “Thumbnails” panel on the left. Select the pages you want to print, then Control-click any selected thumbnail and choose “Print Page(s).” This will open the print settings window, where you can review the selected pages and customize the printing options.

Print Settings

Let's see what options print settings offers while printing a PDF document on a Mac:

Printer: Select a particular printer connected to your Mac device.

Presets: Allow you to select or save predefined printing settings, such as "Black and White" or "Color," and customize your options for future use.

Copies: Copies option in Print Settings determines how many copies of the PDF you want to print.

Pages: This option allows you to specify the page range you want to print out.

Print in Color: If you enable it, you can print it in color. By disabling, you can have the PDF printed in black and white.

Double-sided: You have three options: Off, On, and On (Short Edge). If you choose “On”, your PDF will print in both side of the paper, “Off” to print on one side of the paper.

Paper Size: Page size matters a lot, especially when working in a government or legal department. Several page sizes are available and used in these departments like A4, Legal, Letter, and more. The A4 is the standard and widely used size across the globe.

Orientation: The orientation property allows you to change the direction of the pages, like Portrait or Landscape.

Scaling: With this option, you can manually adjust the scale of your PDF before heading to the print button.

Media & Quality: Here, you can customize the Feed From, Paper Type, and Quality.

Layout: With UPDF, you can adjust the layout of your PDF with the properties shown in the screenshot below. You can choose how many pages per sheet to print, choose the layout orientation, set the border, enable reverse page orientation, and enable flip horizontally.

Paper Handling: For Paper handling, it provides you with options like Collate Sheets, Sheets to Print, Sheet order, and more (as shown in the image).

Watermark: You can choose the apply watermark to the printed PDF if you want.

Printer Info: In the same Print window, the name, location, and model of the printer are also displayed.

After implementing the desired properties, click the Print button to send the instructions to the selected printer.