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| Thread ID: 7799 | 2001-02-16 05:20:00 | Word 2000 - Printing A5 Pages on A4 | Guest (0) | Press F1 |
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| 8809 | 2001-02-16 05:20:00 | I have a 32 A5 page document. I can print it two document pages per printed page side by side. However the printing order is 1,2 ....31, 32 and the result does not staple in the middle into an A5 sized booklet. To do that I need to be able to print 1,32,2,31 ....15,16. I have searched in vain for an automatic way of doing this in Word. Is it possible (other than the obvious way of putting a pargraph break at the end of each page and re-ordering the document page order). |
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| 8810 | 2006-02-22 22:53:00 | My method involves the use of tables. I hope my explanation is clear. First I make up three columns to a depth of 18cm. The 1st & 3rd columns are set to 12.5 cm and the middle column 2cm. I copy this table as many times as I think I need it and put page or section breakes as required between each. Through page properties, margins are set to 1.5 (approx). To determine what page goes where, I get some old paper (scrap small pieces do the trick) and fold them in half and insert them inside each other. I then go through and write the page number on the first through to the last page. NB: This method requires multiples of 4 because folding an A4 provides four pages. As you have 32 pages it would work out without having to include blank pages. This example would mean that P1 is in column 3 and P32 in the left column. It has been mainly Club Newsletters of 12-16 pages and a couple of larger books that have worked out fine using this method. You have to do a bit of thinking when it comes to printing as you need to back up the right page. Your "scraps" of paper that you determined the page order helps. Probably easier to email a sample if you are intereseted in considering this further. |
Hugh (269) | ||
| 8811 | 2006-02-22 22:58:00 | Hey thanks for that, I have been waiting for ages for someone to answer my question. | Coaster (270) | ||
| 8812 | 2006-02-22 23:27:00 | Hi Guys, if you are doing this a lot, try Fineprint from... http://www.fineprint.com Think they have trial downloads available - I use their pdfFactory, and find it very good. Regards, martns |
martnz (271) | ||
| 8813 | 2006-02-23 01:02:00 | Write a macro to do it. I'm not on my PC at the mo otherwise I would put a copy on here for you. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
| 8814 | 2006-02-23 02:43:00 | Heres another way... Format your document to use A4 paper, landscape, Gutter=15, margins as reqd. Go to end of document and see howmany pages that ends up with (for example 31). Empty all the paper trays in your printer and pick up (31/4=8) EIGHT pieces of paper and put that into your printer. The next bit involves feeding the same pieces of paper thru you printer fout times. Press Print on word and it will spit out the pages in 1,2 3 etc order. After 8 pages you will need to reload the same 8 papers, you will need to turn them over and feed them in the same direction and just carry on reloading the same pieces, just think about where you want the printing to be for each page before loading the paper in the correct orientation. |
Helplesss (272) | ||
| 8815 | 2006-02-23 05:41:00 | The technical term is "imposition". From a quick look at Google, using "imposition software free", it appears as if it pays to have a Macintosh computer. :D A bit down the list of links there looks to be one possible source of a free programme for PCs. | Graham L (2) | ||
| 8816 | 2006-02-23 07:05:00 | Check your printer driver for layout options. My Canon inkjet will sort out the page order for booklets and tell me when to reload the paper. | PaulD (232) | ||
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