Hi Greg, Thanks, much obliged. (I already own that Swingline stapler.)
One question — what do you enter in the page range when the total length of the part isn't a multiple of 4 pages? Cheers, - DJA ----- WEB: http://www.secretsocietymusic.org On Aug 27, 2015, at 2:56 PM, Greg Hamilton <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Darcy, > > You can easily print 2-Up to 12x18 paper from Finale. My printers are the HP > Laserjet 5000 and 5100. > > 1. Page Setup: create a 12x18 custom paper size and select Horizontal > orientation. > 2. Print Dialog: Create a custom preset with your desired settings including > 2-up in the layout section. > 3. Page ranges: here is where you specify the page order. To print an 8 page > booklet part you would type: 8,1,2,7,6,3,4,5 for your pagination. > 4. If you’re doing a manual feed, then you need to turn each sheet over of > course. > 5. To bind the part, I recommend the Swingline saddle stapler. You can find > them on eBay. > > Hope this helps, > Greg > >> From: Darcy James Argue <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Finale] 12x18 booklet printing workflow >> Date: August 26, 2015 at 10:05:40 PM PDT >> To: <[email protected]> >> >> >> 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]
