HOW TO PRINT ID CARDS AT HOME
Print ID cards.
Check one. Then go.
Print ID cards and badges at home or in the office using A4 or US Letter sample sheets. Start with plain paper, check the size, then test double-sided printing before committing your final stock.
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Real files to start with.
These card pages were generated by the Android renderer using ten fictional people. The website downloads contain the card pages only: two pages for A4 and four for Letter. Start with a separate size-check sheet below.
Digital page counts and rendering were checked. Physical size, duplex alignment and printer compatibility have not yet been verified. These sample PDFs are not editable templates.
1. Match the file to the paper
Choose the A4 file for A4 paper, or the Letter file for US Letter. Use the matching paper size in the printer dialog and driver. The sample’s intended card trim is 85.60 × 53.98 mm in landscape.
Use plain paper for the first attempt. Standard office printers may not accept thick card stock, laminated material or PVC cards. Follow the printer manufacturer’s media guidance.
2. Use 100% or Actual size
Turn off options such as Fit to page, Shrink oversized pages and multiple document pages per sheet. The PDFs already contain a sheet layout; adding another multiple-pages setting will shrink it.
If the printer cannot print the specified margins, change the layout in your design software or use suitable hardware. Do not compensate by silently changing the card scale.
3. Check size, then double-sided printing
Print the matching one-page size-check PDF first and measure its rectangle and 100 mm ruler. Then print the first front/back pair from the native sample. Choose long-edge or short-edge duplex to match the sample file name. Printer drivers describe flipping differently, so inspect the paper result rather than relying only on the setting’s name.
For manual duplex, mark one corner on a plain test sheet and record how your printer feeds it. Reinsert the sheet according to that observed feed path. Keep the original PDF page order.
4. Match every front with its back
Print the remaining card pages after the first pair checks out. Hold the sheet against a light source to inspect alignment, then check each front/back number. Every sample QR contains SYNTHETIC- followed by that card’s printed number.
The Letter sample spans two front/back sheet pairs. Do not discard an apparently sparse page or reshuffle pages; that can break the pairing.
5. Record what worked
Measure the trimmed width and height, check that text stays clear of the cut edge, and note the printer, driver, paper, scaling and duplex settings. Keep a test card with those notes for the next batch.
A successful file export or print-service callback does not prove that the physical card has the right size. Only checking the printed result can establish that for your setup.