BTW, there seem to be a number of free online PDF imposers available. Might be worth checking those out if you don't want to spend the money to buy a program.
On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 11:49 PM, Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: > Will you be able to duplex the 12x18? > > To print 11x17 booklets from Finale, first set up your page sizes. > > Page Layout>Page Size = Letter > File>Printer Page Setup>Page Size = Tabloid (or 11x17) > --choose landscape printing orientation > > Finale is creating letter size pages. Your printer will print them on > 11x17. > > File>Print > In print dialog window, select: > > Two Sided. (it's next to "Copies" on my system) > Layout: 2-up > Ignore Printer Margins for N-up printing > > In the page range, type the page numbers as you want them to be printed on > the sheet. The printer considers the left side of the page to be first to > print, but in a booklet that's the last page. For a 4 page booklet, you'll > want "4,1,2,3." Pages 4 and 1 will be printed on one side, and pages 2 and > 3 will be printed on the other. Eight page booklets would be > "8,1,2,7,6,3,4,5." (I used to have a text file with the page orders for up > to 40 page booklets, but now if it's more than 4 pages, I'll let > PDFClerkPro do the impositions for me.) > > Here's a screen shot: > http://imgur.com/Gwa5eXk > > Then, in the same print dialog, under Layout, select Two-Sided: Short-Edge > Binding. > http://imgur.com/76GPvDO > > You may have to define some additional printer settings under Paper Feed, > Paper Handling, etc., to get proper results. Each duplexing printer I've > had seemed to need different settings to achieve the same output. My > printer puts a little bend in the sheet after printing, due to the heat of > the toner being applied. I sometimes choose "Reverse page order" so that > the printer prints the document backwards. It still is correct in the > booklet order, but having it print in reverse makes the bend go "inward" > and it's a bit easier to staple the booklet together. > > This only works if your document is 4, 8, 12, or any multiple of 4 pages > long. Insert blank pages into the document or add at the end as necessary > to fill out the booklet. I don't recall Finale crashing, but the printer > never would receive the data for a document with the incorrect number of > pages. If you tell it to print page 4 first, but there is no page 4, Finale > just stops processing the print queue. A PDF imposition program will add > blank pages for you at the end automatically. > > Good luck. Hope this works for your printer. > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 11:06 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I have a duplexer for the Ricoh but (in another difference from the >> AP2610) it does not handle any custom sizes — so duplexing 9"x12" must be >> done manually. >> >> How do you print to booklet directly from Finale? >> >> Cheers, >> >> - DJA >> ----- >> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >> >> On Aug 27, 2015, at 1:51 AM, Ryan Beard <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Depending on the size of the project, I might print to a booklet >> directly from Finale. (A 4 or 8 pager...) >> > Otherwise I print to PDF, then use PDFClerkPro to do the impositions. >> You might check to see if Preview can do impositions. It's received a few >> updates in the last couple OSes, IIRC. >> > >> > My HP Laserjet 5200dtn is still going strong after ten years. Good to >> know that the Ricoh is available in case I need it. It's rare that the >> duplexer unit will handle a large size like 12x18. >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> >> On Aug 26, 2015, at 10:05 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> So after a year and a half of owning a Ricoh AP6330N, I have — >> somewhat sheepishly — just today discovered it can actually handle 12"x18" >> paper. (I had until now just assumed that it had the same size limitations >> as its predecessor, the Ricoh AP2610, which maxed out at 11"x17". In >> retrospect this was really, really dumb.) >> >> >> >> Obviously that is a bit of a game changer for me! I have previously >> been printing on individual 9"x12" sheets and taping them using the VPC >> machine. This is no longer necessary (or remotely desirable) now that I >> know I can print directly to 12"x18". >> >> >> >> I'm curious what people's workflow is to create booklet parts on a Mac >> — presumably it's best print to PDF first, then use booklet software to >> assemble the 12x18 signatures? Are there apps that people would recommend >> for this purpose? I have Bookbinder's Collator, but it's not the most >> intelligent piece of software I've ever used. >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> >> >> - DJA >> >> ----- >> >> WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Finale mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> >> [email protected] >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Finale mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> > >> > To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> > [email protected] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Finale mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale >> >> To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: >> [email protected] >> > > _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] https://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale To unsubscribe from finale send a message to: [email protected]
