Dear all

I have made a document in ms wordv2013 - 52 pages - a5. Some pages include pictures.

I want to make booklet on a4 sheets by printing 2 pages on each side. (13 a4 sheets)

I tried printing pages 1 and 52 on a4 sheet with an intention that if folded horizontally the page 1 appears as page 1 and the page 52 as page 52. But when printed the size of the pages varies and it is not folding as I wished (exactly half of a4).

I do not mind printing individual pages.

Please help me as to how I can go about to print the booklet.

m s narayanan

Have you tried the "Book fold" option in the Page Setup dialog box?

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

Microsoft 365 apps for business
Windows 11 Professional

Dear sir

Thanks for your reply.

I tried once and I could not get the desired results. The sheet with four pages (2 on each side) on a4 sheet does not fold correctly. Anyway, I shall try again and let you posted.

msnarayanan

Dear mr stefan

I tried again.

I opted for book fold, whole document, both sides.

I inserted 13 a4 sheets to print 52 pages, in the output tray and gave print command.

It printed 1st page only (instead of page 1 and 52)
It continued printing two pages per side per sheet. I do not know how to continue printing on the reverse. I again loaded the sheets and clicked continue button but the pages printed upside down.

Your help please.

msnarayanan

Dear sir

This in in continuation of my previous post.

Instead of opting book form can I print individual pages manually by selecting the pages as
52,1. 2,51. 50,3. 4,49. 48,5

I think I will have better control and can check pages are printed correctly.

Please guide me how I can do the above.

ms narayanan

To get the best results from the BookFold option in Word, it is perhaps advisable to set the conditions required first before any content is added. This helps prevent formatting issues.

My example will be using A4 default blank document and the printer I’m using is the type which prints one side at a time, not a duplex/print both sides printer.

Open Word with a blank document on view.
Click the Page Layout tab and then expand the Page Setup options.
In Margins, set the Multiple pages to Book fold. This turns the A4 document to Landscape where the 2 A5 sized pages are automatically added.
Now set your Margins, then the Gutter size.
The Gutter is where the pages are stitched, glued, stapled ext.

The showing page, as well as any added, is now in the correct ‘condition’ for added content.

When your pages are finished (I've used 4), go to the Print settings.
In the Settings, click the Print One Sided tab, then the Manually Print on Both Sides.
Clicking the Print tab will print out an A4 sheet with pages 1 and 4 (front and back).
An advisory dialog box should pop up telling you to remove the sheet (when printed) and to put back in the printer tray upside down and in the correct orientation to then print the remaining pages (2 and 3) on the reverse of what has just been printed.

When the pages are put together and folded, in this exmple, you get a 4 page document sized at A5.
Click the image below to see a short video showing how I have done this.



It can often be trial and error at first to get the correct margins and gutter size which suits your particular set of pages.

dear mr moonshine

Thanks for your detailed reply.

I followed the steps suggested by you and it really worked.

msnarayanan