Printing guides
Short, step-by-step help for getting a sheet from the screen onto paper at the right size, on both sides and in order. The tools below check your own printer.
Get the size right
A sheet printed at Actual size or 100% comes out at its true size. These cover the cases where it does not.
GuidePrint a PDF at actual sizeChoose Actual size or 100% in Acrobat, Chrome, Edge, Preview, iPhone or Android, match the paper size, then check the print with a 50 mm square.GuidePrint a PDF from a phone or ChromebookDownload the PDF first, open it and use Print. Choose the paper size that matches the PDF, Letter or A4, and 100% wherever a scale setting appears.GuidePrint A5 on A4 and Half Letter on LetterChoose the page size and the paper you print on in the refill builder. It places each page at its true size and adds crop marks where they fit.GuideResize a printable for your plannerFor an EveryPrintable sheet, choose the size before you download: the sheet is redrawn to fit, which keeps the spacing truer than shrinking the PDF.GuidePrint these PDFs at a print shopTake the PDF file and tell the shop the intended paper size, actual-size setting and whether you need one or both sides.
Both sides of the sheet
Find the flip setting your printer needs, then keep the pages in order.
GuidePrint double-sided manuallyPrint the fronts, reload the sheets, then print the backs. Which way to reload depends on your printer, so find it with the marked test sheet first.GuidePrint planner pages double-sided, in orderPrint a two-page test to find the flip setting and the shift between front and back, then print the refill in order.
Paper and cost
Which paper to use, and how many sheets a printable takes.
GuideChoose paper for printable planner pagesCheck what your printer and punch take, test your pens and show-through, then buy more of what worked.GuideHow much paper does a printable need?The PDF page count tells you the number of printed sides. For ordinary one-page-per-side output, double-sided printing uses half as many sheets, rounded up.
Planner refills
From one PDF to finished pages in rings, discs or a binding.
GuideFrom printable PDF to finished planner refillDownload the PDF, check scale, check double-sided order, print, trim and then punch or bind. Keep each copy together throughout.GuideTrim printable planner insertsPrint with trim marks, cut along them and measure a page before you punch.GuideSet content margins for planner punchingKeep writing away from the binding edge, then test the margin with your own punch.GuideChoose a binding for printable planner pagesWhat rings, discs, spirals and loose leaves each mean for your page size and margins.GuidePrint, trim, punch and assemble planner refillsCheck the preview, the print size and double-sided order, then print, trim, punch and page through.