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Printing a book in word – double sided, multiple pages on one sheet?

Asked by: Bob Jeunesse

3 Answers

  1. In word, Layout > Page Setup (small icon bottom right of ribbon box) > Margins > Pages section > Book fold. Then when I print I’ll use landscape and select “print on both sides”.
  2. In word, save as pdf, then print > booklet (print on both sides selected).

How do you Print a book on 2 pages per sheet?

3 Answers

  1. In word, Layout > Page Setup (small icon bottom right of ribbon box) > Margins > Pages section > Book fold. Then when I print I’ll use landscape and select “print on both sides”.
  2. In word, save as pdf, then print > booklet (print on both sides selected).


How do I Print double sided like a book?

Choose the Page Layout tab. Under Layout, select Brochure. Under Page Sides, in the Include drop-down list, select All pages. Click Print.



Print a booklet on a double-sided printer

  1. 4 page booklet: Type 4,1,2,3.
  2. 8 page booklet: Type 8,1,2,7,6,3,4,5.
  3. 20 page booklet: Type 20,1,2,19,18,3,4,17,16,5,6,15,14,7,8,13,12,9,10,11.


How do I make a two-sided booklet in Word?

Click File > Print. Under Two-sided, select Booklet. Tip: For a professional touch, consider adding page numbers in the header or the footer.

How do I Print two pages on one sheet double sided?

Go to the Page Setup tab of the Print window and choose an option from the Two-sided drop-down list. You can print more than one page of the document per side of paper too. Use the Pages per side option to do this.

How do I Print pages like a book?

Print a multi-page document as booklet:

  1. Choose File > Print.
  2. Select a printer from the menu at the top of the Print dialog box.
  3. In the Pages to Print area, select which pages you want in the booklet. …
  4. Under Page Sizing & Handling, choose Booklet.

How do I Print multiple pages on one page in Word?

Print multiple pages of a Word document on one sheet

  1. Go to. File | Print.
  2. In the. Zoom section, select 4 Pages from the Pages Per. Sheet drop-down list.
  3. Make. any other print selections, and click OK.


How do you make a Word document into a booklet?


So open up the page setup dialog box uh we could have opened this up in a different approach. But the thing of interest here is on the margins tab about halfway down there is this kind of pages.

When printing a booklet double sided long or short?

If we print flip on long edge our paper will flip this way let's take a look at our portrait document. We will flip on the long edge.



How do I Print a booklet in 16 pages?

16-page booklet

  1. Press the menu button in the top-right corner of the window and press the Print button.
  2. Choose the General tab. Under Range, choose Pages. Type the numbers of the pages in this order: …
  3. Choose the Page Setup tab. Under Layout, in the Two-sided menu, select Short Edge (Flip). …
  4. Click Print.


Can a booklet be 16 pages?

All other pages are considered inside pages. Example: a 16 page booklet has 4 cover pages + 12 inside pages. 100lb book is a premium, medium weight paper stock used to print the front/back cover of the booklets. 100lb book is the same paper stock as the inside pages of the booklet.

How do I make a 14 page booklet?

Taking. This I'm now going to do the same thing but with along the short edges I'm going to make a mountain fold pulling. My short edges together. And corners as close as I can.

How do you print a saddle stitch booklet?

Printing Saddle Stitch Booklets with Crops and Bleeds



  1. Step One – Creating a PostScript file using InDesign. File > Print Booklet. Select Print Settings. Printer > PostScript File. …
  2. Step Two – Creating a PDF file using Acrobat Distiller. Open Acrobat Distiller. Default Settings > PDF X-1a:2001.


What is the difference between perfect binding and saddle stitch?

Binding also determines page count. While perfect binding permits for about 40 to 400 pages, saddle stitch binding only allows for about 5 to 80. Printing on the Spine. While you can add text and layout to the spine of a perfect bound book, you can’t do so with saddle stitch.

What does saddle stitch binding look like?

In the printing industry, Saddle Stitching refers to a very popular book binding method in which folded sheets are gathered together one inside the other and then stapled through the fold line with wire staples. The staples pass through the folded crease from the outside and are clinched between the centermost pages.

What is a saddle stitch booklet?

Saddle stitch is when single sheets of paper are printed on both sides, collated in page number order, folded in half and then stapled through the fold by a saddle stitch stapler. Saddle stitch binding is one of the most common binding methods for booklet manufacturing.

Do booklets need to be in multiples of 4?

All bound booklets must have a page count that is a multiple of 4, for example: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, etc. Pages of a booklet are created by printing four pages (2 in the front and 2 in the back) on one sheet of paper and then folding that sheet in half.



What is perfect bound book printing?

What is perfect binding? Perfect binding is a process, commonly used by printers and bookmakers, where groups of pages are bound together using adhesive to create a clean, crisp and professional printed product.

What is PUR binding?

PUR binding is a type of adhesive binding used by print finishers and bookbinders in order to hold pages together. During the binding process a thin layer of adhesive is spread across the spine, with a paper cover folded over the top to create a finished product.

What is lay flat binding?

Lay-Flat (Otabind ®)



Perfect binding is the most common bind style for commercially produced paperback books but does not allow books to lay open on a flat surface. Lay-Flat binding uses cold glue instead, applied thinly to the spine. Once it’s dry, the cover is attached to the end-papers on either side of the spine.

What is PUR in printing?

PUR Binding refers to a softcover book binding method that makes use of Polyurethane Reactive (PUR) adhesive. PUR Binding is a form of perfect binding, where the pages and cover are glued together at the spine and the other three sides of the book are trimmed as needed to give them clean “perfect” edges.



What is burst binding?

Burst binding is a type of Perfect Bind where the binding edge of folded sections have been ‘notched’ instead of pre-trimmed, creating a strong bite for the adhesive.