How do I print multiple pages per sheet and even/odd pages enabled without messing the order?

[default28573770uvcwa6]

I just can't figure out how to do it. My printer doesn't have Duplex feature so I have to print the odd pages first and then even. 

The problem is that it doesn't work for multiple pages per sheet, if I want to print 2 pages per sheet with odd/even pages then that means it will mess up the order: 

- It will print page 1 first and then page 3 in the same sheet, as an example completely ruining everything. 

What I want is:

- Printing page 1 then page 2 in the same sheet, and then in the next sheet, I want it to print sheet 5 and 6 

What I'm doing right now is first creating a PDF document with multiple pages in one sheet and then enabling odd/even and printing them but that takes a lot of time, is there any way to make it work like I want it to? Thanks in advance!

[Document Geek]

Have you tried the Odd or Even pages setting in the print dialog box?

Also, if your printer does not have a duplex feature, how is it printing both pages 1 and 3 on the same sheet? What about pages 3 and 4? You don't menetion them in your question. 

Please upload a screenshot ofthe print dialog box settings that you're using.

[default28573770uvcwa6]

I'm enabling odd/even pages, that's the problem. When it prints, it prints odd or even PAGES, not sheets. I want it to print odd or even sheets. 

Here is a picture to explain what's happening:

What I want is when I enable "Odd pages" it puts the very first pages in the first sheet, and then 5-6 pages in the second sheet....etc this is the correct order that I want. 

But it doesn't do that because when I enable "Odd pages" it puts the first page and then the third page in one sheet...etc it prints 1-3 in one sheet, and then 5-7 in the next sheet...etc messing up the order completely and rendering it useless. 

As you can see, it's the wrong order which makes it unusable or me. Is there a way to make it do what I want? 

[Document Geek]

I think you'll need to type inthe page numbers manually. Like so:

[default28573770uvcwa6]

Yeah, that's what I was afraid of 😞 

[Bernd Alheit]

It is possible when you split the document in 2 documents.

[default28573770uvcwa6]

You mean splitting into odd and even in a way where it's possible to keep order possible when I enable multiple pages? How do I do that? 

[Bernd Alheit]

It is possible with a script.

Create two copies of the document and delete unwanted pages in this new documents.