What Scales to Use to Print Happy Planner Pages?

When it comes to printing pages for your Happy Planner, getting the sizing just right can be tricky. As an avid Happy Planner user myself, I know the frustration of finding amazing printable inserts online only to discover they don’t actually fit your planner.

But there’s good news: resizing Happy Planner printables is totally doable with just a few simple tips. In this complete guide, as a professional custom planner printing manufacturer, I’ll walk you through everything you need to know about what scales to use to print happy planner pages so you can easily add any printable PDF into your customized planner.

Use Your Printer’s Custom Sizing Option

The secret ingredient for fitting printables into any Happy Planner lies in your printer’s custom sizing capabilities.

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Open up the printable PDF document that you want to resize and head to File > Print.
2. In your printer’s dialog box, go to the Paper Size dropdown menu.
3. At the very bottom, you’ll see an option for “Custom Sizes”. Select this.
4. If you’re creating a custom size for the first time, choose “Add Custom Size”. If you already have a custom HP size saved, choose “Manage Custom Sizes”.
5. Give your new custom print size a name like “Classic Happy Planner” and input the dimensions. For the Classic planner, that’s 7 inches wide by 9.25 inches tall.
6. Make sure to set all margins to 0 inches. The printable itself will now scale to fit the full 7 x 9.25 page.
7. Select your newly created custom size, and you’re ready to print!

As you can see, letting your printer software handle the resizing makes the whole process so much easier. No more guessing at percentages or manually modifying the PDF itself.

Choose 82% Scale for Classic Happy Planner Pages

If your printer doesn’t give you the option to create custom print sizes, no worries. You can still scale Happy Planner printables by percentage.

For the Classic HP size, the magic number is 82%.

Simply set your print dialogue box to scale at 82%, keep the paper size as letter, and voila! Your printable PDF will automatically resize to beautifully fit a 7 x 9.25” Classic Happy Planner page.

This trick works because 82% shrinks the printable down from a standard 8.5 x 11″ sheet to around 7 x 9.25″. And it does so proportionately, meaning you won’t have to do any tricky trimming or cropping to get it to fit.

Mini Happy Planner = 54% Scale

Printing inserts for the adorable 4.5 x 7” Mini Happy Planner? No problem.

Just set your print dialogue box to 54% scale on a regular letter sized page. Again, no tedious cropping required.

Thanks to the very similar proportions, you can easily downsize full letter PDF printables to flawlessly fit smaller planner sizes.

Tips for Happy Planner Printable Success

A few quick pro tips to ensure printing success:

• When possible, use PDF printables specifically designed for Happy Planner sizes. This saves scaling time and ensures correct proportions.
• Stick to PDF formats as they scale more crisply than images. JPGs and PNGs can get blurry or pixelated.
• Print a test page before printing the full insert. Check for any margin or alignment issues.
• Use high quality printer paper for best results. Ink can bleed on thin paper.

Now you’re all set to easily resize any printable PDF to beautifully fit your Happy Planner with just a few quick printer tweaks. No more inserts that are slightly too small or awkardly cropped. Let me know how it goes in the comments!