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Printing long jpegs

I created a chart in Illustrator and exported it to jpg for our intranet and when I try and print it, it either

1. Prints the entire thin on 1 page making everything really tiny.
2. Prints just 1 page worth

It does the same thing when I try and print just the jpg too.  I jpg is narrow but probably 3 pages long.  Is there a way to print the whole thing at 100% or do I need to try and break it up.

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Jennifersrivera,

Different software is going to handle this differently, but basically, my answer is going to be - unless you have a printer which can handle banner paper, you are going to need to break it up. Even if the software could break it up for you, wouldn't you prefer to have the breaks where you want them?

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LHerrou
First off, what are the dimensions?

Second, what printer are you printing to, and what size paper does it offer?

Third, why on earth are you exporting it to jpg to print it???
Echoing what lherrou was saying, I would recommend placing the file in a page layout document (Quark or Indesign) so that you can control the breaks and splice the pieces together when you are done.

If this is the direction you are interested in going, we can help you get there...
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I'm exporting to jpg to put it in our web page.   The image is going to have slices for rollover images on every point in the flow chart. So if I put a slice all the way across the jpg where I want it to break for the next page will it print multiple pages?  

BTW. I don't have those programs to work with.  I'm using Adobe Illustrator.
Oh, the dimensions are width="787" height="3512"

Thanks
OK, first off:

File format should be dependent on intended use. Exporting a jpg for the web is fine, but you should be able to use the original Illustrator file to print from, even if you don't have a page layout program.

2nd, what are the dimensions of the original illustrator file?

If you print directly from illustrator, you should be able to choose the paper size you are printing to, and use TILING to break the pieces up to different pages. Just make sure you use crop marks so that you can splice it all back together. (trim and registration marks)
Actually, I was just playing with the Tiling set up and you do have a little bit of control over the tiling too.
What about users printing from the web page? Is there a way to set the web site up to print using the Illustrator file?

787 X 3512 is the original size
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You could even make the image itself a link, for that matter. You can also create the PDF so that the image has crop marks for your user if you wish...
Put temp slices in it until we get to the part when we create the rollovers.  At least my boss can print it up so he can mark the changes he wants made and I'm going discuss the pdf option with my boss when I met with him in a few minutes.  I know he wants super sharp images both on screen and on paper.  Thanks for your time and help.
No problem. If he wants super sharp for print, it has to be the 'original' vector format art you created in Illustrator (PDF will maintain the vector art). When you convert to jpg, you lose the smoothness and will get some jaggedness, even on screen due to the bitmap format, but c'est la vie...