-Saddle stitch binding
-Perfect bound. (Single pages that you would bind down the top edge, that would just be multiples of two)
Pages have got to be a multiple of FOUR/ 4. This is so you have a working sequence of double page spreads including the front and back cover...
Readers Spread; This is the primary view option within Indesign, it basically displays the finished product in the order that the reader would view.
On the other hand you can view the document in a 'Printers spread' displaying the pages in an arranged format to print, this means the set-up of pages will be different to the readers spread. If you plan your booklet beforehand using folded A4 sheets you'll be able to determine what goes where. Another method of doing this is...
Creating a table with two columns, Zig-zag down the table until you reach the half-way mark of your booklet. Once you've done this, make your way back up the zig-zag line, filling in the gaps with the relevant numbers.
L | R
8 | 1
2 | 7
6 | 3
4 | 5
PAGE NUMBERING
As you can see each document has an 'A' in the corner, this represents A-Master pages, which are spread left and right. (Every Indesign document has ONE master page). ITS THIS MASTER PAGE THAT DETERMINES WHAT CONTENT YOU WANT TO APPEAR ON EVERY SINGLE PAGE OF YOUR DOCUMENT.
If you double-click the 'A-Master' page it will send you to the MASTER PAGE, this means anything you add...will appear on every page of your document.
Creating New Master pages...
(To unlock text frames, press cmd+shift & click)
Using the master page, place a text box on the page and follow these steps...
This will apply the current page number to the page your currently on. To print effectively, go to; FILE: PRINT BOOKLET and select the BOOKLET TYPE that would best fit your book. Once selected, visit 'Print Settings', if you want your pages to be A4 Format, you will have to print A3 Landscape.
Setup: PAGE POSITION: Centered
Marks and bleed: CROP MARKS: click
Print to short edge binding as oppose to long. This is determined by which edge the bind will be along!!
Make sure the preview hasn't got an exclamation mark next to it and that your pages are appropriately positioned, TO PRINT A BOOKLET, DO NOT GO TO 'PRINT'. GO TO 'PRINT BOOKLET'
Booklet type/ CONSECUTIVE - Often good if you're doing 3 fold leaflets. ('2-up' means 2 sheets per side of paper). Go to 'Print Settings' at the bottom of this dialogue box...
Make sure you check: 'Print Blank Pages' this include any blank pages you've included in your book, it's very common that most books include at least one blank page on the inside cover.
Make sure your 'Page Position' is 'CENTERED' this will ensure your double sided printing follows a consistent theme, this attribute can be enhanced through 'crop marks' and 'bleed's.
Selecting 'Preview' will allow you to see your booklet re-ordered in response to the selected 'binding method.
Printing Double-Sided…
'Print Booklet' doesn't work in digital print so you'll have to create a PDF to print… With 'Print Booklet' select 'PostScript file'… PostSript is what the printers use to understand our documents… PostScript language.
(PPD - POSTSCRIPT PRINTER DESCRIPTION)
Adobe PDF 9.0 is a printer that allows us to create a PostScript file up to any size.
Acrobat Distiller…turning PosScript files into PDF files ready for print, Use the 'settings' to convert your file type - 'PRESS QUALITY' - drag the postscript file into the window… once this conversion is complete, your ready to print!
PostScript… outputting your own Separations - In the previous 'Indesign' sessions we looked at printing CMYK Separations, to do this for PostScript files it follows the exact same process… however you HAVE to select 'PostScript file' in the 'Printer' drop down menu.
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