Printing help · November 9, 2026

Print Name Tracing Worksheets on A4 or US Letter

Choose the same paper size in the worksheet maker and the print window. Then use portrait orientation and inspect the preview before printing a class set.

A4 and US Letter are different page shapes

Use the size written on your paper packet or selected for your printer tray. Do not choose A4 just to fit more names: the classroom layout setting controls whether one or two learners appear on a sheet. Both paper sizes support the same templates.

Print a worksheet in six steps

1. Open the name tracing maker, enter the name or class list, and choose the template.
2. Set Paper size to the stock in the tray: A4 or US Letter.
3. Check the page count above the worksheet preview. A three-name list with Two learners per page produces two pages.
4. Select Print / Save PDF. In the browser print window, select the printer and match the paper size again.
5. Use portrait orientation, begin with 100% scale, and turn off Headers and footers. Read the print preview for clipping before continuing.
6. Print one test sheet. Confirm that the name, writing guides and bottom label are all visible, then print the remaining pages.

Save a reusable PDF

Choose Save as PDF as the destination in the print window. Save the file with a useful label, such as name-practice-a4-november.pdf. Open the saved PDF and check its page size and page count. When printing that PDF later, match the printer paper to the PDF page size again.

The PDF contains the names you entered. Store it where your classroom normally keeps learner materials. Deleting a roster with Delete saved in the website does not delete PDF files that you saved separately.

Fix common print-preview problems

The date, web address or page title appears at the edge

Turn off browser Headers and footers. This is separate from the worksheet’s Add a date line option. The worksheet date line is inside the learning activity; browser headers and footers are added by the print dialog.

The bottom of the page is cut off

Check that the worksheet, print dialog and loaded paper all use the same size. Confirm portrait orientation. If the printer’s printable area still clips the sheet, select its fit-to-printable-area option and inspect the preview again. This reduces the worksheet size, so test one sheet before printing a batch.

The letters look smaller than expected

Check Classroom layout first. Two learners per page reduces the writing area. A long name also shrinks to fit the line. For a larger model, choose one learner per page and fewer rows in the repeated-tracing template. The four-stage template keeps its four fixed tasks.

The PDF has more pages than the preview count

Check whether the print dialog is adding multiple copies or applying a pages-per-sheet setting. Start with one copy and one PDF page per printed sheet. The website’s Two learners per page already places both activities inside a single page.

Before printing a whole class

Use the longest name in your roster for the test sheet, check accent marks and punctuation, and compare the preview count with the saved PDF. Keep the successful paper and scale settings for the rest of that batch. For roster preparation and odd-numbered classes, follow the class printing guide.