How to Print a Booklet File in Adobe InDesign

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A booklet means that both sides of each page are printed, and typically, there are two pages on each sheet of paper, as seen in saddle-stitch brochures, which are folded and stapled on the fold. An InDesign document needs to be paginated so that the front cover joins to the back cover, the inside front cover joins to the inside back cover, and so on. InDesign makes it very easy to do this when creating a mock-up of a booklet. The following six steps show you how.

  1. Go to the File menu and select Print Booklet.Print Booklet in File Menu
  2. In the dialog box, choose the Booklet Type, then go to the menu on the left and click Preview.Print Booklet Dialog Box
  3. If the preview shows that the page orientation is wrong, click Print Settings.Print Booklet Dialog Box
  4. In the next dialog box, go to the menu on the left and click Setup.Print Dialog Box
  5. Choose the Paper Size, Orientation, and Page Position. Click OK.Print Setup
  6. Verify that the preview looks correct.Print Booklet Preview