How to Print Multiple Pages on One Sheet

On Windows

In the print dialog, look for "Pages per sheet" — it's often on the main print screen, but sometimes tucked under a "More settings" or "Layout" section depending on the application. Select 2, 4, 6, 9, or 16 pages per sheet (options vary slightly by printer and app), and the pages will automatically shrink and arrange in a grid on each physical sheet.

On macOS

In the print dialog, click the dropdown that shows "Copies & Pages" by default, and select Layout from that menu. You'll find a "Pages per Sheet" option there with the same range of choices, plus a layout direction setting (which corner the first page starts in and which way subsequent pages flow) if you want to control the exact arrangement.

When this is useful

Printing multiple pages per sheet is well suited to draft reviews where full-size readability isn't the priority, handouts where a compact overview is more useful than one page per topic, or simply reducing paper and ink use for anything that doesn't need to be full-size. It's not a good fit for anything where fine text detail matters, since shrinking pages down reduces legibility proportionally.

Combining with double-sided printing

Multiple-pages-per-sheet and double-sided printing are independent settings and can be combined — for instance, 2 pages per sheet plus duplex effectively fits 4 document pages onto one physical sheet of paper (2 on each side), which is a common combination for compact handouts.