N-up PDF: Two, Four or More Pages per Sheet
N-up is the difference between a 40-page handout and a 10-sheet one. The pages get smaller; the reading order stays obvious.
What this tool does
Places several pages on one sheet — 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32-up — with a readable order and a sheet size you choose. It is the print-saving layout for handouts, proofs and booklets.
How it works
Choose pages per sheet, the order they fill the grid, and the sheet size, then print the result. Right-to-left order is available for Arabic and Hebrew documents. Keep the original page size when the goal is a thumbnail sheet rather than a printed hand-out.
- Choose the PDF, or drag it onto the page.
- Set pages per sheet and page order — the settings below explain what each one changes.
- Run the tool and download the result.
Settings that decide the result
- Pages per sheet — 2-up, 4-up, 8-up, 16-up, 32-up
- Page order — Horizontal, Vertical
- Sheet size — A3, A4, A5, LETTER, LEGAL, TABLOID
- Preserve original page size
The remaining 1 controls stay on the tool page, where each one sits next to the live preview.
When to reach for it
- You are printing a slide deck or a proof. Four-up is readable and saves three quarters of the paper.
- A booklet needs imposed pages. Choose the order and the sheet size.
Questions we get
How many pages can I fit per sheet?
2, 4, 8 or 16 — laid out in reading order or column first, kept straight or rotated to fit. It's the standard way to turn slides or long reports into handouts and to save paper when printing.
Where it fits
The tools people usually open next to N-up:
- Alternate & Mix — Mixes pages from 2 or more documents, alternating between them.
- Split in half — Split two page layout scans, A3 to double A4 or A4 to double A5.
- Resize — Change PDF page size and add margins/padding.
Every tool works on a copy, so the original file is never modified. Uploads are stored under an unguessable id and deleted automatically two hours after you last open them; nothing is listed, shared or indexed. More on the security page.