I want to print multiple images on a layout page with legends.
All images are the same size and same georeferencing.
How should I prepare it?
[GIS] Preparing layout to print multiple images on page using ArcGIS Desktop
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Is it possible? Sure, just create a new document at any size (doesn't matter), then click File->Page and Print Setup and set the width and height to whatever you want.
As to whether this is practical, I can't say since I don't know what you're trying to do. The complexity of the map depends on the content, not the sheet size, at least until you try to export the whole thing as a jpg at 300dpi, or some equivalent bad idea. Even then, it's just a matter of how long your willing to wait for the export and how much disk space it will consume.
First of all I would strongly recommend that you export your map to either a PDF or an image file and use that to plot. This is especially true for very complex maps with lots of layers, rasters, transparencies, annotations, etc.
The Page Print and Setup Dialog has nothing to do with printing. Its sole purpose is to set a physical layout page size of your map. You can select your printer (and their loaded page sizes) which makes it easy to just select your page without having to enter the size manually.
Just select A0, use printer settings and click OK.
On the layout, expand and move the data frame however you like. The purpose of the layout is to arrange all the graphical components on the layout which has the physical dimensions of the final map. The data frame in the layout is like a viewport.
I would not worry much about the little graphic on the dialog box either. I normally just set my page size manually or using Adobe Acrobat but i tried selecting my plotter with the same page size that my map has and checking on the "Use Printer Paper Settings" and "SHow Margins" and the image preview is completely wrong as you can see below but the size and the printer margin is correct:
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The secret is to create multiple data frames. The image below shows six data frames, each with the same base imagery though different layers above that. Try the following steps: