Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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INDESIGN CS3
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The process of creating printer spreads from layout spreads is called imposition. While imposing pages, you can
change settings to adjust spacing between pages, margins, bleed, and creep. The layout of your InDesign document
is not affected, because the imposition is all handled in the print stream. No pages are shuffled or rotated in the
document.
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Choose File > Print Booklet.
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If a printer preset has the settings you want, choose it in the Print Preset menu.
To use the print settings (as they appear in the Print dialog box) of the current document, choose Current Document
Settings from the Print Preset menu.
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If you don’t want the entire document to be imposed, select Range in the Setup area and specify which pages to
include in the imposition.
Use hyphens to separate consecutive page numbers, and commas for nonadjacent page numbers. For example,
typing 3-7, 16 imposes pages 3 through 7 and 16.
Note: If you have divided the document into sections of page numbers, you should enter section page numbers (such as
Sec2:11) in the Range field.
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To change settings such as printer’s marks and color output, click Print Settings. Using the options on the left,
change settings as needed, and then click OK.
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In the Print Booklet dialog box, specify other booklet setup options as appropriate, and then click Print.
See also
“Preview or view a summary of booklet printing” on page 573
Booklet types
You can choose three types of imposition: 2-up Saddle Stitch, 2-up Perfect Bound, and Consecutive.
2-up Saddle Stitch
Creates two-page, side-by-side printer spreads. These printer spreads are appropriate for printing
on both sides, collating, folding, and stapling. InDesign adds blank pages as needed to the end of the finished
document. The Space Between Pages, Bleed Between Pages, and Signature Size options are dimmed when 2-up
Saddle Stitch is selected.
Creating printer spreads for a 24-page black-and-white newsletter using the 2-up Saddle Stitch style yields 12 spreads.
2-up Perfect Bound
Creates two-page, side-by-side printer spreads that fit within the specified signature size. These
printer spreads are appropriate for printing on both sides, cutting, and binding to a cover with adhesive. If the
number of pages to be imposed is not evenly divisible by the signature size, InDesign adds blank pages as needed to
the back of the finished document.
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