On 10/02/2005, at 8:42 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:
On 09/02/2005, at 3:59 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:
In these days of "manual-free" I find I often want to print hard copy
of PDF Users Guides. Acrobat Standard allows me to double side by
printing the odd numbered pages first then the even ones. Many such
documents, however, are over generously set out with large print
sizes and lots of space which is fine for on screen but very wasteful
for printing. In many cases printing successive A4 pages side by
side with the paper turned to landscape gives a nice printout. But
how do I double side these pages. Essentially I need to make a new
document which pairs the portrait pages in Acrobat as single
landscape pages prior to printing.
Nowhere can I find how to do this fairly obvious procedure.
Advice welcomed!
Severin Crisp
What you are talking about is imposition software. You should check
out BookLightning at <http://www.metaobject.com>. It is shareware, but
it's not expensive and it will do what you want. Just drop your PDF
file onto the BookLightning icon and a correctly-imposed version is
created almost instantly (it's incredibly fast!). BookLightning also
allows you to install a couple of PDF Services, "Print Book" and "Make
Book", which make the process even easier.
Thanks Peter,
In the 'Read Me' File :
Using PDF Services:
"Note: Mac OSX Panther at present has problems with PDF Services, which
may cause the application invoking the service to crash.
This problem has been reported to Apple. In the meantime, we advise
that you do not use PDF Services with Panther, but instead create and
convert files in separate steps."
Cheers,
Ronni
When Microsoft asks you, "Where do you want to go today?" Tell them,
"Apple!"
