Printing a PDF file in Windows Live Mail

[Slim]

I am running a Dell XPS 8300 computer using Windows 10 and Windows Live Mail for e-mail.
I received an e-mail that furnished as an attachment an Owners Manual that was in PDF format. When I printed it out the font was so small it could not be read. Also I could not get a page to fill the printer paper. The transmitted page filled the center third of the printer paper.
I could not locate a means to increase the font size in printout or a means to get a page from the document sent to print full size on my printer paper.
Can anyone help me get this cleared up?

[HansV]

Try saving the PDF file from the email message to your hard disk, then open it in a PDF reader such as Adobe Reader or Foxit Reader.
Select File > Print. You should see a print preview, and options to scale the printout.
Here is part of the print dialog of Foxit Reader:

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[Slim]

Dear Hans,
Thanks for your reply. I have had a bit of trouble trying to implement it though. I had to download Adobe Acrobat Reader and then search for my download. Then I could not locate the pages I wanted to try to Print. I can't yet give you a report that it is going to work as you called out. I will try again tomorrow.
Sincerely, Slim

[Slim]

Dear Hans,
I did download Adobe Acrobat Reader, (I think), and tried to do as you suggested. As I selected the option to "print", a message appeared that said in part to "create an association
in the Default Apps Setting page". My reaction was ???? how do I do this. If you can give me a clue it would be appreciated.
Sincerely, Slim

[HansV]

Click the Windows start button in the lower left corner.
Type default.
Select "Choose a default app for each type of file" from the search results.
Wait until Windows has populated the list of file types.
Scroll down to the .pdf extension.
Select Adobe Acrobat Reader as default.

[Slim]

Dear Hans,
I followed your directions and was apparently successful in getting Acrobat Reader as the default for PDF files. I then selected an Owners Manual for an Airgun and tried printing it out.
The manual used two columns per page, each column being half a page wide. The print was so small it was not readable. I was unsuccessful trying to get half a page enlarged to fill the width of a standard sheet of paper. I'll try again tomorrow.
Thanks so much for your help and guidance.
Best always,
Slim

[Gregnew]

I am running a Dell XPS 8300 computer using Windows 10 and Windows Live Mail for e-mail.
I received an e-mail that furnished as an attachment an Owners Manual that was in PDF format. When I printed it out the font was so small it could not be read. Also I could not get a page to fill the printer paper. The transmitted page filled the center third of the printer paper.
I could not locate a means to increase the font size in printout or a means to get a page from the document sent to print full size on my printer paper.
Can anyone help me get this cleared up?

Here are some steps and suggestions to help resolve these issues:

1. Adjust Print Settings in Adobe Reader (or alternative PDF reader):
Open the PDF: First, open the PDF document that is attached to your email. This will typically open in Adobe Reader or another PDF viewer.

Print Preview: Before printing, go to the print preview or print settings in your PDF viewer. This is usually found under File > Print or by pressing Ctrl + P.

Page Scaling: Ensure that the page scaling option is set to "Fit to Printable Area" or "None". This should prevent the document from being scaled down and ensure it fills the page correctly.

Page Size: Verify that the page size selected matches your printer paper size (e.g., Letter, A4). You can usually adjust this setting in the print dialog.