Crazy pdf pagination issues.

[johnjneely]

I have a 3000+ page document.

It is a variable data document consisting of 4- 8.5x11 pages being printed as a 4 page 11x17 and folded to letter size.

When I print to Booklet I get 1-4 and 2-3. Face up and all good. But the next set of pages come out 2-3 and 1-4. Face down and no good.  In other words the next signature is printing with the inside up. I cannot go through all of these pages to flip each second sheet over to be face up.

 

[Bernd Alheit]

> I cannot go through all of these pages to flip each second sheet over to be face up.

Why not? It is possible in Adobe Acrobat.

[johnjneely]

Of course it's possible in acrobat. But I do not want to move 1000 or more pages in the thumbnails. I would like to know if anyone has knowledge of as to why this is happening.

[Luke_Jennings]

I don't have an answer for you, but I wanted to point out the page order would be 4-1 + 2-3. An imposition program would handle this issue very easily. Also, it looks like the first page has bleed, here is a related topic discussing bleed and print booklet:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/acrobat/booklet-and-bleed/m-p/9737476?page=1#M93854

[johnjneely]

Yes. I misspoke or mid typed. I am not concerned with the bleed as of yet. Every pagination program I have used has put these files together incorrectly.