HP LaserJet Enterprise M806x+ Black and White Laser Printer - Manual (Page 160)

Make a booklet in Adobe® Reader XI (Windows®)
In the following example, a 20-page PDF document is to be printed. The original document is letter size,
portrait orientation. The document is to be printed as a booklet on 11 x 17 paper saddle stitching (two
staples) in the center of the document. A Booklet Maker/Finisher is attached to the product. The default
settings in Adobe® Reader XI are being used .
NOTE: If the Booklet button is selected in Adobe® Reader XI and the following steps are done, the page
order of the booklet will be incorrect. Only perform the steps below to get the correct page ordering.
NOTE: In this example, two letter-size pages will be printed on 11 x 17 paper to create a 8.5x11 booklet.
The following steps show how to configure the printer driver to print the document:
1. In the application, select File and then Print .
2. Select the printer the booklet will print from.
3. Click Properties . The Document Properties dialog box opens.
4. Click the Paper/Quality tab and select the paper size for each printed page. This is the page size of the
original document. In this example, choose letter size.
5. Click the Finishing tab, set the following options:
a. Leave the default option, Print on both sides , active.
b. In the Booklet layout drop-down menu, select Left binding .
c. In the Pages per sheet drop-down menu, select 2 pages per sheet .
d. Leave the default page orientation as Portrait .
6. Click the Effects tab.
7. Select the Print document on radio button, and select 11 x 17 in the drop-down menu. This is the size
of the paper to be printed on.
8. Click the Output tab, and in the Staple drop-down menu, select Fold and Stitch (this will automatically
fold and staple the booklet).
9. Click OK . The Document Dialog box closes.
10. In the Print dialog box, click OK . The booklet is printed in the correct order.
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