How do I print a 6 x 8 inch booklet (32 pages ) on 8.5 x 11 paper? The back and front text are not aligned. They are off slightly.
Thanks, Mike. I gave the wrong impression in my first post. The text is more than slightly off, it's about 1/2 inch off--totally wrong for printing a booklet. I think it has something to do with the size of the paper, the size of the booklet, and maybe the printer's preset margins? Even if I direct the print settings to "centered" the text is not aligned back to front. This is driving me crazy--I must be missing some setting because I can't imagine I'm supposed to adjust every page's text to align. Help!
Jali
Jali--if it is due to your printer's margin settings, and it could well be, then because the way edges flip a bottom's margin becomes the top, etc.
Can you export to a PDF and see this offset? If not, try printing from Acrobat. If you then get the offset, it might truly be the printer's margins. Also, you can try changing the flip on the short side versus the long side or vice versa.
Take care, Mike
Thanks, Mike. I tried exporting to postscript and then pdf. Alignment nearly perfect! BUT, the text on opposite sides is upside down!
Here's what I am doing:
1. Indesign file 8 x 6 in pages (each large page broken into two 4 x 6 pages as booklet)
2. I go to Print Booklet and in setup window I have 2-up saddle stitch with 0.0625 creep and margins set to Automatic fit.
3. I go to Print settings and in that window, setup has landscape orientation, page position-centered, and set printer for postscript file. Under ppd I select my printer (yes, Peter, it is an inkjet HP 6500 E709).
4.I press OK, then the window changes to originl print window and I press "print" and it saves as a ps file.
5. Now I go to that saved ps file and click "print"
6. In that print window I do two things: 1. I select 2-sided short-edge binding. 2. I just select two-sided printing no binding designation.
7. in the first print, I get correct text orientation, but it is not aligned back to front.
8. in the second print I get near perfect alignement but the text is unsipde down on back to front.
whew.. I think Ive made this way too complicated... and for nothing--I can't get it right!
Actually, what I meant was to Export the PDF in reader order--pages 1-x. Then, in Acrobat, choose the Booklet option. It does a good job. Then, print to the Acrobat printer.
If you printer is set up to portrait pages by default, the PDF will be 180 degree rotated. Then, with this PDF, print from Acrobat and use the Flip on Short edge. Why? Because with all the HP inkjets I have used, the feed offset is minimal using the flip on short edge.
Try it. Nothing to loose and minimal work (pushing buttons is all).
Take care, Mike
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