DIY Formatting and Layout Guidelines “Print-ready” means that you give us your book PDFs once they’re final. You’ve written, edited and proofread your book, and you’ve formatted it to look the way you want. Whether you hire someone to help you or format the book on your own, here are some helpful guidelines.
Printing booklets is a common task that many users want to accomplish. The best way to create a booklet depends on the version of Word you are using. If you are using Word 2002 or Word 2003, then you are in luck—Word includes built-in capabilities to print booklets. Follow these steps to set up your document as a booklet:. Choose Page Setup from the File menu.
Word displays the Page Setup dialog box. Make sure the Margins tab is displayed. (See Figure 1.) Figure 1. The Margins tab of the Page Setup dialog box. Using the Multiple Pages drop-down list, choose Book Fold.
Word changes the page orientation to landscape, if necessary. In the Margins area of the dialog box, make sure the margins are set appropriately for your document. The text in your document is reformatted to fit within the page layout you just specified. When you print your document, you should choose to print two-sided if you have a printer that will automatically duplex. If not, you should choose the Manual Duplex check box in the Print dialog box, and then feed the pages through the printer twice. In earlier versions of Word (Word 97 and Word 2000), your best bet may be to use a third-party program that produces booklets. A few programs suggested by WordTips readers include the following:.
ClickBook. FinePrint Regardless of the version of Word you have, you may be able to print booklets by using the capabilities of your printer. Some printers will handle booklet printing automatically. Refer to your printer manual, or do some searching through the printer driver settings (select your printer in the Print dialog box and then click Properties) to find more information. You can also find a good discussion on booklet printing at this Web page.