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Printing
Last updated 6/6/2015
Preview or view a summary of booklet printing
The Preview area of the Print Booklet dialog box lets you review color thumbnails of the printer spreads created by your
selected imposition style. You can also see the printer’s marks you’ve specified in the Print dialog box.
1 Choose File > Print Booklet.
2 Do any of the following:
• Click Preview on the left side of the dialog box. To flip through the printer spreads, click the scroll arrows. Click
the left scroll arrow to go backwards from spread to spread. You can also drag the scroll box to change printer
spreads.
• Click Summary on the left side of the Print Booklet dialog box to view a summary of current booklet settings.
Check the bottom of the Summary area for any conflicting settings.
If you click Print Settings and change the settings in the Print dialog box, you can observe the effect of the modified
settings in the Preview area.
Troubleshooting booklet printing
Note these issues to address when printing booklets.
Can’t create new document Unfortunately, you can’t create a new InDesign document with the imposed pages. You can
print the imposed document or create a PDF.
Blank pages not included You may add blank pages in the middle of a document to make sure that there are enough
pages for each printer spread. However, if these pages contain no text or objects, they may not be recognized, and
additional blank pages are added at the end of the document. To make sure that the blank pages you added are included
in the imposed document, click Print Settings in the Print Booklet dialog box, and then select Print Blank Pages and
click OK.
Printing double-sided pages without a duplex printer Use the Odd Pages Only and Even Pages Only options in either
Adobe Acrobat or InDesign. After one set is printed, flip over the pages, load it in the printer, and print the rest of the
pages. For best results, print a test document to see which direction and order the pages should be added to the printer.
Printing thumbnails and oversized documents
Print thumbnails
To fit multiple pages on a single page, you can create thumbnails—small preview versions of your document.
Thumbnails are useful for verifying content and organization. Where appropriate, InDesign automatically changes the
paper orientation to provide the best fit of the page to the paper; however, you’ll need to reset the original orientation
if you deselect the Thumbnails option.
Note: When you print thumbnails, printer’s marks and any items in the bleed and/or slug areas are excluded.
1 In the Setup area of the Print dialog box, select Thumbnails.
2 In the menu, choose the number of thumbnails per page.