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Originally Posted by citac
Hello there,
I have a question which is not strictly related to ebooks, but to get to the print I have to prepare the electronic document.
I want to print a 268 Word document on a Brother auto-duplex printer. I'm trying to get the page margins, spacing and leading set up so that when a page is printed, the text block on both sides of the paper aligns. Right now, whatever setting I've tried, the lines are well, misaligned. The paper is thin enough that I can see through it. It basically looks like the first image, and I'd like to make it look like the second image:
This document will be printed double-sided on A4 paper like a booklet, with 4 sheets/16 pages per booklet and will be hand bound. I tried setting the double-sided option just on the printer, but the printout was misaligned. I then tried just setting everything in Word, normal and mirrored margins with and without setting the gutter, tried book fold but I get the same result. Does anyone know if there is a booklet setup I can try and get the result I need? I can't go to a copy shop because of my work schedule and commute, plus I'd like to learn this so I can repeat it as necessary, and also to take advantage of the printer I have.
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Okay, so...you're trying to print this like a book, effectively. The mirrored margins, with gutter, etc., should make this work perfectly. You should not have this offset, unless, as Phillip said, your printer is slipping somehow.
What are the settings,
exactly, that you're using? Margins, etc. and do you know if your printer has any minimums or added margins, for the device, that it's adding?
The offset that you're showing us looks as though the printer itself is adding something. Have you tried doing this with one sheet/two pages only? Using some Lorem Ipsum or the like?
Hitch