Can't get a correct PDF file

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finalizer
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Post by finalizer » Thu Jan 12, 2023 4:37 pm

I want to save a Finale file as pdf. Here are my settings:

Page Layout > Page Size… > Tabloid (27.94 x 43.18)

File > Page Setup… > Paper Size US Letter 216 by 279mm

This is a capture of the Print window.

Screenshot 2023-01-12 at 11.22.34.png

When I click PDF I get this message:

"The size of some pages in this document does not
match the size of the pages in the printer. Do you
wish to continue?"

After I click Yes, the resulted pdf file looks like this…

Screenshot 2023-01-12 at 11.26.25.png

… instead of this:

FullPage2.jpg
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What am I doing wrong?
Mac mini M1 \ OS Sonoma 14.2.1 \ Finale 27.4.1.146 \ Rosetta mode


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michelp
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Post by michelp » Thu Jan 12, 2023 4:50 pm

Tabloid (279 x 432 mm) is not Letter (216 x 279). Paper sizes should be identical.
Michel
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Post by finalizer » Thu Jan 12, 2023 4:57 pm

michelp wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 4:50 pm
Tabloid (279 x 432 mm) is not Letter (216 x 279). Paper sizes should be identical.
I want to keep the Finale file in Tabloid size and to save it as a Tabloid sized pdf file. Is there a way to do that?
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michelp
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Post by michelp » Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:21 pm

The tabloid paper size should be defined in 3 places :
• Document -> Page Format -> Score -> Page Size. To apply it, Page Layout -> Redefine Pages -> All pages
• File -> Page Setup -> Paper Size
• File -> Print -> Paper size
Michel
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Post by Peter Thomsen » Thu Jan 12, 2023 5:26 pm

finalizer,

Instead of “printing” to a PDF file you can also use Finale’s Graphics Tool to Export Pages as a PDF file.
Exporting via the Graphics Tool might be a little faster, and you will get a smaller PDF file, in true {Black-and-White}.
Mac OS X 12.6.9 (Monterey), Finale user since 1996

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Post by finalizer » Fri Jan 13, 2023 1:49 am

michelp , Peter Thomsen , Thanks! It worked, both ways.
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