Print documents in booklet form
Mar 01, '06 06:50:00AM
Contributed by: olano
I print quite a few documents, and even when I do them double sided, I've found myself wanting a more compact form. I found the solution in a short PDF Services script. It shows up in the PDF menu of the Print dialog, and allows me to quickly and easily print any document as a 5.5x8.5 inch booklet. The reformatted document opens in Preview, and can be printed double-sided from there.
Prep:
- Install xpdf and LaTeX if you do not already have them (possible sources are listed in the script below).
- Create a PDF Services folder in your Library folder if you don't already have one.
The good stuff:
- Save this script as a text file named Booklet in your Library/PDF Services folder. The name you use will be the name that appears in the Print dialog's PDF menu.
- Modify the script as indicated for the location of your xpdf and pdflatex.
- Make the script executable by typing the following in Terminal: chmod a+x "Library/PDF Services/Booklet"
That's it; you should now be able to print booklets.
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