A booklet can always come in handy and, since it’s so easy to create one in Word 2013, why not have one for your event or presentation? In this post, we’ll talk about how to create it but first a word about why you might need them.
Booklets: Print, Cut & Bind. Double-sided 2-up Printing on a Single-sided Printer. Article contributed by Elliott Roper. If you want to print a booklet from Word X or Word 2004, it can be done without an expensive printer. This article explains how to do it, step-by-step. But there are three caveats. For those of you wondering how to create or print a document in booklet form using Word for Mac. Follow these instructions: Create or open your multiple page document (page count needs to be divisible by 4 for pagination to work properly). Choose File - Print. Set the page size and scale to fit. Set booklet and layout. Open in preview. Word uses the chosen printer driver to know what the printable area is, but you won’t actually be printing from Word. Format the booklet as you like. I used margins of.35 all around. Sometimes if margins are too small, Word will cut off text, as the printer driver tells Word it can’t print that close to the edge.
What Do You Need Booklets For?
If you have to do a presentation, accompanying it with a booklet that tells its outline or provides those in attendance with more information can only be a welcome addition. And since it’s very easy to customize, it can send your message across in a simpler fashion.
Also, if you’re planning an event, like a wedding and you have some performances lined up, what is the best way to let your guests know what to expect and when, as well as the food they’ll be served? You guessed it, a booklet solves the problem.
Now that you’ve found out that the possibilities are truly endless, let’s create a booklet in Word 2013. The only other thing you’ll need in a few minutes is a printer!
Creating Your Booklet
Step 1: Open a blank document in Word 2013 first, then click File in the top menu.
Step 2: You’ll have to prepare your booklet for printing, otherwise it will end up as a simple Office 2013 document. So, in order to do so, click Print.
Step 3: After that, click Page Setup. You’ll find in in the Settings section.
Step 4: This is probably the most important step, as you’ll be setting up the whole document here. In the window which comes up, start by selecting Book fold in the Pages section.
Step 5: Now, let’s set the Gutter. The gutter is the space between the part where the document folds and your actual content. You can experiment with it until you find the best gutter size for your booklets.
Also, pick the margin sizes you want.
Step 6: Once all the margins look good to you, click OK at the bottom.
How Do I Print A Booklet In Word For Mac
Step 7: You can now start creating the actual booklet. You don’t have to worry about which page goes where when you print the booklet out, as the good people at Microsoft that have created the Office 2013 suite have thought about that for you. So, the next step is to just write the content you want in your booklet.
You can, of course, also paste text, if you’ve saved it in another document.
Cool Tip: You can get a quick overview of all the pages of your booklet by holding down control and using the scroll wheel on your mouse to zoom out until you see them all.Step 8: Once you’ve added all the text you want to your booklet, the next step depends on how capable the printer you own is. If your printer can print on both sides of the sheets of paper, go ahead and print your booklet. You’re all done!
If it can’t print on both sides – which is the case with most home printers out there – there’s one more thing you need to do. Go back to the Print menu and make sure Manually Print on Both Sides is selected under Settings.
Step 9: Follow the instructions in order to print your booklet. The result (in case you’ve made a four-page one) should look as seen in the image below.
To Sum it Up…
A booklet can solve a lot of problems, and Word 2013 makes it very easy to create one. Hope you could follow the steps well. If not, ask your questions in the comments and we shall do our best to guide you.
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You can print a multipage document as a booklet. Acrobat or Reader lays out the pages two per sheet. When you collate, fold, and staple the double-sided sheets, the result is a single book with the correct page order.
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• Steps for Reader and Acrobat 9
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Multipage PDF printed as a booklet: four pages per sheet, printed both sides, left-side binding.
- Select a printer from the menu at the top of the Print dialog box.
- In the Pages to Print area, select which pages you want in the booklet.All prints pages from front to back.Pages specifies a page range for printing a smaller grouping of a large booklet. You divide a large booklet into smaller groupings, and then print each page range separately.
- In the Booklet Subset pop-up menu, select one of the following options: Bothsides (duplex printers) automatically prints both sides of the paper, if your printer supports automatic duplex printing, or Front side only / Back side only (for non-duplex printers). If your printer can’t automatically print both sides, you can first print the front sides of the paper. Then reload those pages and print the back sides.
- Leave the numbers in the Sheets From boxes as they are. Acrobat or Reader determines which sheets must print to accommodate the print job. For example, if you have a 16-page PDF and you selected All in the Print Range area, then sheets 1 through 4 print.
- Select Auto-Rotate Pages to automatically rotate each page for the best fit in the printable area.
- Select a printer from the menu at the top of the Print dialog box.
- In the Print Range area, specify which pages to print:
All Prints pages from front to back.
Pages Specifies a page range for printing a smaller grouping of a large booklet. You divide a large booklet into smaller groupings, and then print each page range separately. - From the Page Scaling pop-up menu, select Booklet Printing. Additional controls appear beneath the Page Scaling pop-up menu.
- In the Booklet Subset pop-up menu, select one of the following options:
Both sides (Duplex printers) Automatically prints both sides of the paper, if your printer supports automatic duplex printing.Front side only / Back side only (for non-duplex printers) If your printer can't automatically print both sides, you can first print the front sides of the paper. Then reload those pages and print the back sides. - Leave the numbers in the Sheets From boxes as they are. Acrobat or Reader determines which sheets must print to accommodate the print job. For example, if you have a 16-page PDF and you selected All in the Print Range area, then sheets 1 through 4 print.
- Select Auto-Rotate Pages to automatically rotate each page for the best fit in the printable area.