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Book Printing Instructions

1) To print booklets in InDesign, set up a document with a number of pages that is a multiple of four. Set page size and columns as needed for layout. 2) When ready to print, use the "Print Booklet" command to arrange pages in the correct order for binding. The preview function shows how pages will print. 3) In the print settings, select the correct printer, paper size, and print options like two-sided printing and crop marks. Printing booklets arranges pages so that binding brings them in the proper reading order.

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Book Printing Instructions

1) To print booklets in InDesign, set up a document with a number of pages that is a multiple of four. Set page size and columns as needed for layout. 2) When ready to print, use the "Print Booklet" command to arrange pages in the correct order for binding. The preview function shows how pages will print. 3) In the print settings, select the correct printer, paper size, and print options like two-sided printing and crop marks. Printing booklets arranges pages so that binding brings them in the proper reading order.

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PRINTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR BOOKLETS

Settingupyourdocument

InDesignmakesitfairlyeasytoprintbooksforbinding.Thesearethesteps:

Createanewdocumentwithmultiplepages.Thenumberofpagesmustbeamultipleoffour.Forabook
withthreespreads,thedocumentwillhaveeightpages(thefrontcover,twopagesforeachspread,and
thebackcover).IntheNewDocumentdialoguebox,setthenumberofpagesto8,12,or16(probably).
8pagesmake3spreads,12pagesmake5spreads,and16pagesmake7spreads.

Unlinkthemarginsifyouwanttochangetheir
valuesindependently.

Youalsoneedtosetthepagesize.Remember,
thereare6picasinaninchand12pointsina
pica(so72pointsperinch).Thepagesizeisforeachindividualpage,notforawholespread.Ifyou're
printingon8.5"x11"paperinlandscape,itis66p0x51p0(66picas,0pointsby51picas,0points).So,if
youaregoingtoprintonlettersizedpaperyourmaximumpagewidthis33p0andyourmaximumpage
heightis51p0.Ifyouaregoingtoprintontabloidsizedpaper,yourmaximumwidthis51p0andyour
maximumheightis66p0.

Youcanalsosetanumberofcolumnsasguideswhenlayingoutthebook.Thinkaboutthesizeofyour
book,howwideyouwantyourcolumnstobe,ifyouwantacolumnformarginalia(captions,etc.).Ifyou
wantacolumnformarginalia,itmightmakesensetohaveanoddnumberofcolumnsandthensetyour
bodytexttothewidthoftwoofthosecolumnsandthemarginaliatexttoonecolumn.


Yourdocumentisnowreadytolayouttheimages,text,etc.

UsingInDesign'sPrintBookletdialoguebox

Whenyouarereadytoprint,selectFile>PrintBooklet(notFile>Print)
PrintBookletordersthepagesdifferentlythanyouseethemwhenyou'relayingthemoutinorderto
accountforhowbindingthepagestogetherchangestheirrelationship.Seethediagrambelow:

Asyoucansee,whenit'sactuallyprinted,pages1
and8areonthesamepage,3and6aretogether,
2and7aretogether,and4and5aretogether.
Whenyou'redesigningthespreads,designthem
howyouwantthebooktolookinthefinishedbook
andletPrintBookletrearrangethepagessothey
printinthecorrectorderforbinding.

HereisthePrintBookletdialoguebox.Youneedtomakesurethattheprintsettingsarecorrect.Click
PrintSettings.


First,selectthecorrectprinter.Toprintincolorinthelab,choosetheX7760(Theprintersnamewillbe
precededbytheroomnumberofthelab,CAC703intheimageabove).Thenclick"Setup"ontheleft
side.SetPagePositionto"Centered."Itisagoodideatosetthepapersize,whetheryou'reusingletter
sizepaperorsomeothersize.Ifyourpagesaremorethan30picaswide,youshoulduseTabloid
(11"x17")paper.Iftheyare30porless,youcanprintonLetter.Ifyourpagesaren'tlininguponletter
paper,tryitontabloidI'vehadsomeluckwiththatiftheydon'tlineuponletter.Setthepage
orientationtolandscape(thesecondonefromtheleft).

Now,selectMarksandBleedontheleftside.
InMarksandBleedchecktheboxforCrop
Marks.Thismakessmallmarksonyour
pagessoyoucanseewheretocropwhen
yourecuttingthepapertopreparethebooks
forbinding.

ThenclickPrinteratthebottom(yellowinthe
imageabove).Ifitgivesyouthesmalldialogueboxbelow,clickonthearrowtoexpandittothefull

dialoguebox.

Checkthe"TwoSided"boxtotherightofCopies.
ChooseLayoutfromthedropdownlistinthemiddleofthedialoguebox.Nextto"TwoSided"nearthe
bottom,choose"Shortedgebinding."Thismakesitprintforabookwhosebindingrunsvertically(like
almosteverybody's).Ifyourprintsareupsidedownononesideofthepages,changetheTwoSided
settingtotheotherone.

ThenclickPrintandOKtogetbacktothePrintBookletdialoguebox.

YoucanusePreview(ontheleftsideofthePrintBookletdialogbox)togetapreviewofwhatitwill
actuallyprint.


Thearrowsatthebottomallowyoutoscrolltoseetheotherpagesthatwillbeprinted.Thiswillshow
youhowitwillactuallyprint,withthepagesbeingshiftedaroundtoaccountforhowthebookletsare
bound.
Herearethecorrectpageordersforbooksofthefollowingpagenumbers:
4pagebook:4/1,2/3
8pagebook:8/1,2/7,6/3,4/5
12pagebook:1/12,2/11,10/3,4/9,8/5,6/7
16pagebook:16/1,2/15,14/3,4/13,12/5,6/11,10/7,8/9
20pagebook:20/1,2/19,18/3,4/17,16/5,6/15,14/7,8/13,12/9,10/11

Ifyouaresatisfiedwithwhatyousee,clickPrint.


PrintinginB/Win1718(ignorethisifyoureprintinginthelab)

Prepareasstatedabove.

ThePrinter(inthePrintSettingsdialogbox)buttonallowsyoutosetthepaperfeed.Clickit.

Hereyouseetheselectedprinteragain.Ifthewindowyouseeissmallerthanthis,clickonthearrowto
therightoftheprinterselectionlisttoexpandthedialoguebox.
Select"PaperFeed"fromthedropdownlistinthemiddleofthebox.Thenselectthetrayyouwant.In
1718,tray1isthemanualfeed,trays2and3arelettersize.Forthefirstsetofpages,printfrom2or3
soitwillpullthenicepaperfromthetrays.Then,laterwe'llsetittotray1(manual)toprintontheback
sideofthosepages.

Click"Print"anditwillprintthepages.Foran8pagebook,itwillprint1and8,then2and7,then6and
3,then4and5.An8pagebookonlyactuallyuses2sheetsofpaper,sothiswillbetwobookswhen
we'redone.

Thesepagesgobackintotheprinterviathemanualfeedtray.

Youhavetobesuretofeedthepaperintothemanualtrayoftheprinterintherightorderandfacingthe
rightdirection.Placethepagesyoujustprintedintothemanualfeedtrayintherightorderforprinting
thenextpages,notintheordertheycameoutoftheprinter.Belowareimagesshowinghowto
arrangethepagesfor8,12,and16pagebooks.Placethemintothetray,withthealreadyprinted
sidedown,withthebottomofthepapergoingintotheprinterfirst.Thenumbersbelowarethe
pagenumbersofthealreadyprintedpages.

8page

12page

16page

Gobacktoyourcomputer,selectFile>PrintBooklet.Thistime,gointoPrintSettings,theninto
Printer,andselectTray1(Manual)asthepaperfeed.
ClickPrintinallofthedialogueboxes.Nowitwilltakethepagesfromthemanualfeedtray.

Younowhavetwocompletebooks.Sortoutthepagesintothetwodifferentbooks.Thencutthepagesif
necessaryandbindthem.

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