Booklet Layout

The booklet layout feature prints two pages on each side of the paper. The print driver reorders the pages and orients them so they are in numerical order when folded. The pages can then be stapled to create a booklet. Remember that the layout of a booklet differs from the layout of a document with one page image on each side of the paper. Line wrapping and page breaks vary accordingly.

Use Booklet Layout to format your document to print as a booklet. If your document is already formatted as a booklet in the application used to create it, do not select Booklet Layout. Instead, select booklet finishing options from the Finishing menu on the Paper/Output tab.

Note: Using the booklet layout feature can shrink the overall page image to allow it to fit the requested paper size. To print without changing the image size, in the Booklet Options window, select the Booklet Margins option None. Printing with no margins allows the booklet layout to extend to the edge of the paper. For example, an 8.5 x 11" booklet job printing on 11 x 17" paper prints at full size when Booklet Margins is set to None.

To print using Booklet Layout:

1. In the Layout/Watermark tab, select Booklet Layout.
2. Do any of the following:
   • Click Booklet Options to select finishing options, paper size, margins, gutter options, and creep options.
     1. If your printer has a finisher with a booklet maker installed, select an option:
        • None does not staple or fold the print job. Use this option to fold or staple the booklet manually along the center line.
        • Booklet Fold folds the print job along the center line.
        • Booklet Fold and Staple folds the print job along the center line and applies two staples along the fold to secure the pages in place.
     2. For Booklet Paper Size, do one of the following:
        • To let the printer select the paper size, select the Automatically Select check box.
        • To select the paper size manually, clear the check box, then select a paper size from the list. The pages are scaled to fit the paper size you select.

        Note: Using the booklet layout feature can shrink the overall page image to allow it to fit the requested paper size. To print without changing the image size, in the Booklet Options window, select the Booklet Margins option None. Printing with no margins allows the booklet layout to extend to the edge of the paper. For example, an 8.5 x 11" booklet job printing on 11 x 17" paper prints at full size when Booklet Margins is set to None.

     3. Select a Booklet Margins option:
        • Standard Booklet Margin reduces the page image size to print the document as a booklet without image loss. Use this option if your printer cannot print to the edge of the paper.
        • None prints the document as a booklet without reducing the size of the page images. This option can cut off the image if the printer is unable to print to the paper edge.

     The example shows two letter-sized pages laid out on a tabloid-sized sheet. The image on the left uses Standard margins. The image on the right has the None option selected.

     

     1. Define the Gutter by specifying the width of the center margin, in points, between the page images. Type or use the arrows to select the number of points. A point is 1/72 in. or .35 mm.

        Gutter creates a center margin for a booklet and provides space to allow for stapling.

        Note: This option is not available in all print driver types.

     2. Define the Creep by specifying how much to shift the page images outward (in 10ths of a point). Type or use the arrows to select how much to shift the page images.

        Creep allows space to compensate for the thickness of the folded paper, which can cause the page images to shift slightly outward when folded. Adjusting the creep keeps the gutter consistent throughout the booklet. Use this feature for booklets with more than 10 pages.

        Note: This option is not available in all print driver types.

     3. Click OK.
   • Select the desired page orientation from Page Layout Options.
     1. Select the desired page orientation if it is not already set in the print function of your application.
        • Portrait orients the paper so that the text and images print across the short dimension of the paper.
        • Landscape orients the paper so that the text and images print across the long dimension of the paper.
        • Rotated Landscape orients the paper so that the content is rotated 180 degrees and with the long bottom side up.

        Note: Rotated Landscape is not available for some print driver types.

   • Select Draw Page Borders to print a border around each page.
3. Click OK or Apply.