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# NSPrintInfo.PaginationMode

Constants that specify the different ways in which an image is divided into pages.

```
enum PaginationMode
```

## Overview

These constants are used by [`horizontalPagination`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPrintInfo/horizontalPagination) and [`verticalPagination`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPrintInfo/verticalPagination).

## Topics

### Constants

[`NSPrintInfo.PaginationMode.automatic`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPrintInfo/PaginationMode/automatic)

[`NSPrintInfo.PaginationMode.fit`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPrintInfo/PaginationMode/fit)

[`NSPrintInfo.PaginationMode.clip`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPrintInfo/PaginationMode/clip)

### Deprecated Constants

[`NSAutoPagination`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAutoPagination)

The image is divided into equal-sized rectangles and placed in one column of pages.

[`NSFitPagination`](/documentation/AppKit/NSFitPagination)

The image is scaled to produce one column or one row of pages.

[`NSClipPagination`](/documentation/AppKit/NSClipPagination)

The image is clipped to produce one column or row of pages.


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