Skip to main content
M
Mike Diehl
Known Participant
June 4, 2024
Question

Cannot find the booklet file I supposedly printed

  • June 4, 2024
  • 2 replies
  • 1584 views

It seems ID can paginate and print the 4-page newletter I designed to PDF, in spreads and with crop marks, according to the preview, but when I hit print, POOF! I cannot find the file. I've searched my machine for that file name and only the ID file, and the first non-paginated PDF I made, comes up. 

This topic has been closed for replies.

2 replies

BobLevine
Community Expert
BobLevineCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 4, 2024

Honestly, I would have just set that up as two landscape pages and been done with it. 

M
Mike DiehlAuthor
Known Participant
June 4, 2024

That's what I've always done, Bob, but I've seen that booklet feature for eons, and it SEEMS TO ME it should work -- just output a repro quality PDF file. Another InDesign disappointment. Oh well. 

Mike Witherell
Community Expert
Mike WitherellCommunity Expert
Community Expert
June 4, 2024

Can you describe the steps you took?

Mike Witherell
    M
    Mike DiehlAuthor
    Known Participant
    June 4, 2024

    Sure, Print Booklet, checked the settings, and hit Print.

    M
    Mike DiehlAuthor
    Known Participant
    June 4, 2024

    Hi @Mike Diehl , I think your on MacOS right? If that’s the case you would need to set the Printer to Postscript using the Adobe PDF 9.0 PPD, save a .PS file, and Distill to PDF:

     

     

    See this thread:

     

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/indesign-print-booklet-only-half-pages-exporting/td-p/10713554

     

     


    I assumed it would be easier than that. Rhetorical question: Why isn't it? 

    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices