SOLVED Printing a pdf document in A5 double-sided booklet form

[Chris49]

Dear All,
What are your recommendations for the easiest way of printing a document in landscape orientation, A5 size, double sided, in booklet format - i.e with correct page order?

I have a standard MacBook with no special printing apps currently, running OS Mojave.

Thanks.

Chris

 

[Cory Cooper]

Hello,

-Which version of OS X/macOS?
-Which application and version are you using to view/create the document?
-What brand/model printer and does it have automatic duplex (two-sided) printing capability?

C

 

[Chris49]

Hi,

OS X Mojave.
Viewing pdf file in Preview, but can print from Pages
Canon 5750 printer, which has automatic double-sided print capability.

Thanks.

Chris

 

[Cory Cooper]

OK, thanks.

You should be able to change settings in the Print dialog box. Try clicking on the word Preview and choose Layout. That should give you controls for two-sided layout.

This article may help a bit: How to Print Double Sided on Mac with Any Printer

Let us know if you have additional questions.

C

 

[Chris49]

Cory,

Thanks. I've learnt something about the Print command options.

What I was hoping to do though was to print A5 size, at two document pages per sheet, double-sided, so as to create a booklet stapled in the centre. So this would mean, for a 10-page document for example, and ignoring a front cover design, that page 1 prints on the LHS of sheet 1 upper side, page 10 on the RHS, pages 9 & 2 (L & R resp.) on the reverse side of sheet 2, pages 3 & 8 on the top side, and pages 7 &4 (reverse side) and 5 & 6 topside, if you see what I mean.

Is that an available feature in Print, or is there an add-on program that can do it?

Regards,

Chris

 

[Chris49]

To answer my own post, I discovered that Adobe Acrobat Reader has a Booklet option in its Print command