Yes, this is why I don't use "Book fold" for any but the shortest booklets
(some booklets I do are up to 100 pages) or ones that will be printed as
PDFs. In some other cases I use the method described at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting...etPrinting.htm
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"RWHegwood" wrote in message
...
Thanks. I tried printing the whole thing on manual duplex and it came out
as
it was supposed to. I flipped the pages when the first batch was done and
it
was smooth sailing....slow sailing but smooth.
The problem now is that I better find all erratta and fix any page design
flaws I see now because the whole thing will have to be reprinted to
correct
any problem...which would be a lot easier of course if you could just
reprint
the problem page. But then I suppose you know that. Thanks for the help.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
I wasn't suggesting that "Manual duplex" would help in printing specific
pages; the only luck I've ever had with printing booklets was in printing
the entire thing, single-sided as camera-ready copy for commercial offset
printing. Or I convert them to PDF to send to a printer.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"RWHegwood" wrote in message
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Thanks for trying.
I checked 'manual duplex' as you suggested. I told it to print page 2.
It
showed a dialogue box telling me to flip my page or something like that
then
hit OK. I hit OK and it squirted out a blank sheet then printed page 19
on
the following sheet...a half sheet out of place. Then I told it to
print
page 16. It gave the same dialogue. I hit OK. It spit out a blank sheet
then
crashed Word. I reopened word and tried again with another page...same
thing...spit out a blank then crashed.
This is vexing...I may have to see if I can make it work in Publisher.
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Unless your printer duplexes automatically, you will need to check
"Manual
duplex" in the Print dialog to make Word hold the back sides of the
sheets
for the flip-over run. My experience with printing selected pages of a
booklet is pretty dismal. In theory, if you select a given page, Word
is
supposed to print all four pages that would print on that sheet, but,
even
when I specify the exact pages in the correct order, I find that Word
frequently does no such thing but instead prints blank pages or the
pages
in
the wrong place, as you have seen.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"RWHegwood" wrote in message
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I am trying to print a 20 page booket on 8.5 X 11 paper, 2 pages per
leaf.
Everything looks fine on screen. However, when I print it will not
print
the
pages in the correct order. The first page prints fine (page 20 and
1).
Though I did not tell it to it continues to print the next set (2
and
19).
Though I did not want it to print 2/19 it is printed correctly on
the
page.
My intent was to turn the 20/1 page over and print 2/19 on the
back...and
so
on throughout the booklet.
From this point the world gets very confusing. If I tell it to print
2/19,
it does...sort of. It prints them on seperate pages in the wrong
spot
on
those pages, the 2 on the side the 19 should be on and the 19 on the
side
the
2 should be on, and each on a seperate sheet of paper. Then it gets
worse.
If I tell it to print page 3 it prints page 19. If I tell it to
print
page
4
I get page 20. If I say print page 6 I get page 17.
I do have the print instructions set for borderless printing and I
lie
to
it
about the paper type so that it will print borderless...but that
should
not
effect page printing I don't think.
The computer is new (Daktech) and the printer is new (Epson all in
one
CX7400)
If anyone can help I would appreciate it. This is baffling.