Re: OT: Printing Help

 David Peterson wrote:
" ...  I'm printing out a book, and am having quite a bit of trouble
in getting it right.... I want the book to be printed on half pages,
so I've set it to landscape and have divided each page into two
columns....if you do that, the first thing that happens is the pages
don't fold correctly....The result is chaos. "

Here are a few resources
Microsoft Word(r) Book Templates
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The ebooks and print books for this site were created in Microsoft
Publisher 2000 and Microsoft Publisher 2002 but really any desktop
publishing program would work such as Print Shop, Print Master,
PageMaker, etc.  The templates for the books can be downloaded below.
The templates are meant to help you get started but can certainly be
modified as you become comfortable creating the books.  As well,
download the planning page template to assist you with planning a
storyboard for your book.
Up to 16 page book. Free.
http://www.saskschools.ca/~ebooks/creating.htm

HOW TO DESIGN BOOKS - LAYOUT TIPS, INSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERIOR & COVERS
Plus links to templates and other resources
http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/book_designbooksdesign.html

PsPrint has developed over 150 product templates to make it easier for
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http://www.psprint.com/creative/downloads/templates.asp

If you are printing two up on one side of a sheet, thus four pages per
sheet printed both sides, then divide the number of pages in the book
by four. Imagine a stack of printed sheets, to be folded in the middle
and stapled or sewn together. The bottom sheet has the first two pages
and the last two pages, with the first and last pages on the side
facing down and the second and penultimate pages on the side facing
up. If it were just a four page book, you would fold it so that the
upper side folded inwards. The outer side would be printed as 'last
page' 'first page' and the inner side as 'second page' 'penultimate
page'.
For a larger book, each additional page would continue the numbering
and arrangement.
Depending on the thickness of the paper you are printing on, you will
get just so many sheets before the stack is to thick to fold. So you
will need to break the larger book down into smaller sections and
number and print accordingly. These smaller sections are known as
signatures. Look at a print book you have and notice how it is
composed of such 'signatures'.
Que Dios te bendiga de siempre y de todas maneras,
Paul