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Check your print scale

Engineering preview: usable draft patterns, not a physically validated release. See validation limits.

Read your result

Measure the 25.4 mm and 50 mm squares with a physical ruler. Print both segments at 100%, then overlay the shared 6-inch or 15-cm marks. Check each segment, the join and the full length. Screen size is not actual print size. Hardware accuracy has not been certified.

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Check size, then join the segments

Compare a standard ID-1 bank card with the 85.60 × 53.98 mm outline on the actual-size PDF. Keep your card on your desk; no photo or upload is needed. ID-1 size reference. This is an auxiliary check; measure the squares and full ruler with a known physical ruler.

Segment 1Segment 2Align the shared 6 in / 15 cm marks

Overlap the matching marks without stretching the paper. Check each segment, the seam and total length before use.

Print-setting screenshot placeholders

Real captures pending: Chrome / Windows, Edge / Windows, Safari / macOS, Acrobat, iOS and Android. Each capture must include application and OS versions, date, selected paper and Actual size / 100%. These placeholders do not certify those environments.

Check the print dialog

  1. Open the PDF in a viewer that exposes a scale setting.
  2. Match A4 or Letter to the loaded paper.
  3. Select Actual size or 100%. Disable Fit, Shrink and borderless enlargement.
  4. In browser dialogs turn off headers and footers. Check the preview for clipped corners.
  5. On a mobile viewer without explicit scale control, move the same PDF to a desktop viewer. Do not assume “fit” is 100%.

Versioned Chrome, Edge, Safari, Acrobat, macOS and mobile setting screenshots have not yet been collected.

Before you print again

Does requesting a print mean it printed?

No. The browser can request a dialog, but cannot tell whether you cancelled, sent the job or received paper. Check the preview and the physical result.

Why are there two paper sizes?

Each PDF has a native Letter or A4 page box. Choose the same size in the printer dialog, use Actual size / 100%, and disable headers, footers and Fit to page.

Can this sheet diagnose my printer?

It is a comparison aid. A generic sheet cannot identify a failed part, measure ink remaining, certify colors or replace the manufacturer's model-specific checks.

Content source check: 2026-09-23. Implementation source check; printer validation pending.