If you're going to cut the pages anyway, you might try using the "2 pages
per sheet" option instead of "Book fold." This will give you pretty much the
same results, except that the pages will be sequential (which should
actually make collation easier), and you can use all the same formatting and
page options on the pages as you use on full-sized ones. Better still, since
you already have the pages the right size, the conversion should be
seamless. The main benefit will be that it is much easier to print specific
pages.

The downside to this will be that you won't be able to duplex, but if you're
creating more than one copy, it's easier to do this in the printing/copying
process anyway.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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"Max Moor" wrote in message
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"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in
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My experience is that printing selected booklet pages doesn't work
very well. But I'm curious as to why you're "chopping" the pages when
the whole idea of "Book fold" is to allow you to fold the pages into a
booklet. If you're going to cut them anyway, then you really don't
need to be printing in booklet order.



The doc is 168 pages (42 leagal sheets doubled up, double sided), so
folding really isn't an option. I'm doing it because I like the 7x8.5
form
factor for the finished manual. Doing a bookfold with 8.5x14 paper allows
me to have the finished size I like, and still print on standard, readily
available paper. It works really well, except for when I need a sheet
from
the middle.