Printing A4 pages on A3 paper

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5 total messages Started by Rob_Clack Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:46

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Author: Rob_Clack
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:46

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I have a pdf consisting of 4 A4 pages which I want to print on a single A3 sheet, the finished document being folded once. The difficulty is getting the page order right, so you pick the document up like a book and have the first page where you would expect the front cover to be. I can actually get that, but then the rest of the pages are in reverse order. If I look at the unfolded A3 on the side with the front cover, it's on the right, but then page 1 (ie second page in doc) is to its left, and pages 2 and 3 are on the other side. Without going back to my original ID CS3 book, how can I get page 3 to the left of the front cover and pages 1 and 2 on the other side?

Does this make sense? It's really hard to explain!

I've fiddled with all the print settings I can find and searched the net extensively, without finding anything useful.

Re: Printing A4 pages on A3 paper

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Author: jean_a_notte
Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:50

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Hi Rob, Check out the properties of the PDF file (File/properties) and under the Advanced Tab change the binding from left to right. I think that is what you are trying to accomplish. Hope this helps.

Re: Printing A4 pages on A3 paper

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Author: Rob_Clack
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:18

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Hi Jean,
Sadly, all the properties on the Advanced tab are greyed out and not editable. Binding is, as you say, set to Left, but I can't find a way to change it.

Re: Printing A4 pages on A3 paper

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Author: Bernd Alheit
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:40

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Not the Advanced tab in the properties dialog. Look at the settings in the print dialog.

Re: Printing A4 pages on A3 paper

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Author: Rob_Clack
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:43

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Thank you, Bernd, this was the answer. In case anyone else reads this, here's what I did. From the File menu I selected Print Setup, set the paper size to A3 landscape, then opened Printer Properties. I set it to 2 pages per sheet, and under Booklet Layout chose Right edge binding. Now when I print the document I get the front cover in the correct place on the right hand side of the sheet, I turn over to see pages 1 and 2 and over again to see page 3. Perfect!

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