Special Printing Instructions for

The Nation's Report Card:
Fourth-Grade Reading Highlights 2000

The Nation's Report Card: Fourth-Grade Reading Highlights 2000 report is slightly larger than legal-size. It is printed on 9x14" paper. The Highlights report PDF file mirrors the printed report and is also in 9x14" format.

Printing to Legal-Size Paper

If you want a virtually full-size printout of the Highlights report PDF file, you must use a printer that can print to legal-size paper. Follow the procedure you would normally use to print PDF files^[1] and to print to legal-size (8.5x14") paper (load the legal-size paper in the printer, select legal-size paper under Printer Setup, etc.). Be sure to check the 'Fit to page' or 'Shrink to Fit'^[2] option in the Print dialog box.

Printing to Ordinary Letter-Size Paper

If printing to legal-size paper is not an option, you can get a clear, readable printout of the Highlights report PDF file on ordinary letter-size paper (8.5x11" paper). Follow the procedure you normally use to print PDF files to letter-size paper.^[1] When the Print window appears on your screen, select the 'Fit to page' or 'Shrink to Fit'^[2] option. Continue with your normal printing procedure. The Highlights report will be reduced in size so that each page fits on letter-size paper.

1. If you need general information about printing PDF files, see the Portable Document Format (PDF) section of the NCES Help "What About Technical Issues?" page and the NCES Help Technical FAQ page.
   
   
2. The 'Fit to page' option is available with Acrobat Reader 4.0. As the Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 Guide explains, choosing this option "scales pages up or down (and if necessary rotates them) to fit the paper size currently installed in your printer."

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to the Highlights web page.

Last updated 3 April 2001 (PO'R)