Issue: You may be trying to print one or more of the following:
- Large format (large page size) maps or layouts containing raster or grid layers that may be translucent or transparent. In this case, many times the maps or layouts did not print at all, or if they did print, the translucent or transparent layers did not print properly.
- Maps made up of multiple pages that contain borders. In this case multiple page maps with a border around the entire map would print with borders around each page instead.
- Maps that contained labels that span more than one page. In this case, the labels would not print at all or would not print properly.
These issues are caused by the demand these print requests placed on the system resources in your computer.
To resolve these issues, use the Subdivide Print preference to break down a print request into smaller blocks and reduce the demand on your system's resources. This preference limits the size of each block to 8192 x 8192 pixels and each block is sent individually to the printer driver. This change may allow you to print large and complex images that you could not otherwise print. To locate this preference, on the Options screen, click Output Settings to display the Output Preferences dialog box. On the Printing tab, select the Subdivide Printing check box to break the print job into multiple, smaller print requests. Clear this check box to process the print job as a single request.