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alm39395570
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July 8, 2019
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export booklet from indesign - print to pdf

  • July 8, 2019
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can anyone help with print booklet dialog...

i want to export booklet by using print to pdf feature (i do not have any printer ).

why i cannot enter custom paper dimension when i go to print booklet dialog?

i am using win10 machine, indesign cc2018.

when i want to select printer from print booklet dialog i can onlly select :

1.postscript, 2.microsoft xps dcument writter, 3. onenote, 4. microsoft print to pdf, 5. fax.

when i select Microsoft print to pdf i can export my booklet BUT, i cannot export larger than A3 paper size and cannot enter custom paper size..i do not want to check scale to fit buuton.

can someone help my?

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    Derek Cross
    Derek Cross
    Adobe Expert
    July 8, 2019

    Are you going to print this yourself using your desktop printer, or are you putting it out to a commercial printer?

    If you're going to print it yourself don't expect too much, unless you have  a high-end printer, that can accurately undertake duplex printing. If it's the latter, the printer would do the imposition, ask them what they want; if you can't find that out, use the InDesign Acrobat PDF Presets, select  PDF/X-4, select pages (not spreads), tick crop marks and also tick Use Document Bleed Settings.

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    alm39395570Author
    New Participant
    July 8, 2019

    no..i will take my document and go to professional print company...they have all the equipment like ploter and so on...

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    Brainiac
    July 8, 2019

    Most professional print companies will HATE it if you do imposition, and may charge you extra.

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    Laubender
    Adobe Expert
    July 8, 2019

    Hi alm39395570 ,

    read into this:

    Print booklet to post script does not work

    Basically you have to install a different PPD file to make that work.

    And you have to use Printer: PostScript File.

    Rob Day explained all this very well in the linked discussion.

    Regards,
    Uwe

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    alm39395570Author
    New Participant
    July 8, 2019

    thank you bro, i will consider that post

    Steve Werner
    Steve Werner
    Adobe Expert
    July 8, 2019

    The Print Booklet feature was never designed to use for commercial printing. Printers use more sophisticated ways of imposing pages which they can tune to work with their workflow.

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