Printing a scaled drawing on multiple pages in layout

LayOut
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I’m using Layout 2023. I have an architectural site plan that I would like to print to a D-size drawing over multiple A-size pages. Herere is my site drawing:

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Using Document Setup I have the Paper set to Arch D (24 in x 36 in)
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In the Layout - Print dialog box the printer is set to Microsoft PDF and orientation Landscape.
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Clicking print produces the following section of the page, but not the entire page.
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It seems that in Layout Printing Preferences (advanced) Paper/Output should be set to Arch D, but there is no option to do this.
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What am I doing wrong?
Thanks for your help.

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The Paper Size options you see in the Printing Preferences are based on what your printer can do. Instead, export a PDF of your Arch D LayOut file and then, in Adober Reader or Acrobat, select the Poster Print option and print to the desired paper size based on what your printer can handle.

Example:

Here’s a LayOut file on Arch E paper.

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After exporting to PDF and selecting the Poster print option:

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Thanks DaveR. I have seen you recommend exporting to PDF previously, but didn’t understand what you meant. Thinking through it further you meant in Layout chose File → Exort → PDF. Not sure the reason I was making this so hard, but I’ve got it now. Thanks for all of your help on this site. You are great!

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Yes. That’s exactly what I meant.

Exporting to PDF gets past the limitations of the print drivers and just exports the document to the size of the paper you’ve selected in Document Setup. Exporting to PDF also gives you a file you can send to a print shop if needed so it can be printed at full size on large paper.

And thank you!