HP 2420 - Manual (Page 115)

Booklet Printing
The Booklet Printing drop-down menu is visible when Print on Both Sides is selected and a
supported media size is selected in the Size is: drop-down menu on the Paper tab. The Booklet
Printing drop-down menu offers choices that are based on the current media size. The default
setting is Off. The other settings have the following format, where [paper size] depends on the
media size that is set on the Paper tab.
■ [paper size] (Left Binding)
■ [paper size] (Right Binding)
When you select [paper size] (Left Binding) or [paper size] (Right Binding), the document
preview image changes to show the location of the binding. If you change the Pages per Sheet
setting manually to 4, 6, 9, or 16 pages per sheet, the booklet setting is disabled. See the
Pages per
Sheet section of this document for more information.
The Booklet Printing drop-down menu appears only when the following conditions exist:
■ Print on Both Sides (on the Finishing tab) is selected.
■ % of Normal Size (on the Effects tab) is 100.
■ Pages per Sheet (on the Finishing tab) is 1.
■ Size is (on the Paper tab) is set to Letter, Legal, or A4.
If any of these conditions is not met (except the first), a Bubble Help appears next to Booklet
Printing to tell you why it is disabled.
Book and Booklet Printing
The HP LaserJet 2410, 2420, and 2430 printer supports both book and booklet printing.
A book is a print job that consists of at least two pages and that can have a different media type for
the front cover, first page, other pages, last page, or back cover. Use the Front Cover, First Page,
Other Pages, Last Page, or Back Cover settings on the Paper tab (available when you select the
Use Different Paper/Covers check box) to select different printing options for the book.
A booklet is a print job that places two pages on each side of a sheet that can be folded into a
booklet that is half the size of the media type. Use the Booklet Printing drop-down menu on the
Finishing tab to control booklet settings.
Printing a Booklet
Complete the following steps to print a booklet in most software programs.
1 In the software program, click File, click Print, and then click Properties.
2 Click the Finishing tab.
3 Select the Print on Both Sides check box.
4 In the Booklet Printing drop-down menu, select the type of booklet printing that you want. The
booklet printing type consists of the media size and the location of the binding (for example,
Letter [Left binding]).
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