A4 vs Letter

A4 is 5.9 mm narrower and 17.6 mm taller than US Letter.

A4210 × 297 mm≈ 8.27 × 11.69 in

US Letter215.9 × 279.4 mm8.5 × 11 in

Print A4 on Letter

Print goal

Document → paper loaded

Margin per edge

Select Letter paper.Set custom scale to 94.07%, or use Fit for your printer’s margins.

Portrait pages. Solid: document. Dashed: printable area. Hatching: cropped edges.

Your page after scaling

No edges cropped

Printed width × height: 197.6 × 279.4 mm
Crop from each side: 0 mm
Crop from top / bottom: 0 mm each

At 100%, this page would lose 8.8 mm from top and bottom.

Compare the outlines

Centered on a shared scale. Hatching marks where the first sheet extends past the second.

A4210 × 297 mm

Letter215.9 × 279.4 mm

A4 relative to LetterWidth 5.9 mm narrowerHeight 17.6 mm taller

Set up the print dialog

Match the paper. Select the size loaded in the tray and choose portrait orientation.
Choose the goal. Use Fit for a whole page, or enter the preview’s percentage as Custom Scale. For measured templates, choose Actual size or 100%.
Check the preview. Center the page and compare the cropped edges. In Acrobat, these controls are under Page Sizing & Handling → Size.

Check your printed size

Print the file matching your paper at Actual size / 100%. Measure the 100 mm rulers and the 1-inch square. Every grid cell is 10 × 10 mm.

A4 test PDF US Letter test PDF

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A4 and US Letter paper outlines at the same scale with their dimensions

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       style="max-width:100%;height:auto">
  <figcaption>Source: <a href="https://papersizedb.com/a4-vs-letter" rel="nofollow">PaperSizeDB</a></figcaption>
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