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A5 booklet printing in A6 pages on A4 paper, I want A5 on A4

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Feb 08, 2021 Feb 08, 2021

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Hey guys,

I am doing my first A5 booklet. The idea is to print my A5 dimension pages from indesign and have 2 x A5 pages on 1 A4 page so I can fold it, so it's an A5 booklet.

 

BUT.... when I go to print the booklet, it's printing 4 x A6 on one side of the A4 page not 2 x A5 on onside of the A4 page.

What am I doing wrong?

My indesign document setup is set to A5, do I need to set it to A4?


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Community Expert , Feb 08, 2021 Feb 08, 2021

Export to PDF - then use the Print Booklet feature from there.

https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/acrobat/using/ways-print-pdfs.html#print_a_booklet

 

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Community Expert , Feb 09, 2021 Feb 09, 2021

My indesign document setup is set to A5, do I need to set it to A4?

 

Set the document to A5 and the Paper Size to A4 in the print settings with the Orientation set to landscape—Print Booklet>Print Settings...>Setup>Paper Size. Also check Print Blank Pages in the General tab:

 

 

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Export to PDF - then use the Print Booklet feature from there.

https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/acrobat/using/ways-print-pdfs.html#print_a_booklet

 

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My indesign document setup is set to A5, do I need to set it to A4?

 

Set the document to A5 and the Paper Size to A4 in the print settings with the Orientation set to landscape—Print Booklet>Print Settings...>Setup>Paper Size. Also check Print Blank Pages in the General tab:

 

 

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May 16, 2023 May 16, 2023

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I'm struggling with this. My settings all seem to be correct but I keep getting A6 sizes (8 pages per sheet (4 both sides)). What the heck is going on? What am I doing wrong?  I've even tried printing from pdf but getting the same thing, even though my preview shows only 4 pages per sheet (2 both sides). Am I in some kind of alternate universe or am I stoopid??? See all my settings below and thanks in advance 🙂

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May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023

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Does your copier perhaps also have a booklet printing feature in the driver that is activated?

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May 17, 2023 May 17, 2023

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Yes, it does. Should I deactivate it?

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May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023

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The copier's booklet feature is meant to do internal imposition of single pages into a booklet for output. If it is active when you print a pre-imposed booklet (which is already set up to print multiple pages in the correct order) you  are essentially double-imposingg the job and you'll have a mess.

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