Several courts require every page to be US Letter, 8½ × 11 inches: California Superior Courts, Florida state courts, Texas: Harris County District Courts, Illinois trial courts, U.S. District Court, Central District of California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Documents from other countries are often A4, and some exhibits are legal size.
Print to a new PDF at Letter size
- Open the PDF and choose Print.
- Pick a PDF printer: Microsoft Print to PDF on Windows, Save as PDF on a Mac, or Adobe PDF in Acrobat.
- Set the paper size to Letter and choose Fit (or Scale to fit) so nothing is cut off.
- Save the new file.
Florida's portal standards say legal-size pages can't be reduced to letter size, and larger documents must be filed outside the portal. Oversize exhibits such as plans or maps may need another filing method; ask the clerk.
Printing removes bookmarks and links. Run the checker afterwards to confirm the pages are Letter and the text is still searchable.
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