Difference between revisions of "Working with PDF Documents"
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Linux: [[Media:FormatPrinter2.zip|LinuxFormatPrinter]] (requires paket Mono) | Linux: [[Media:FormatPrinter2.zip|LinuxFormatPrinter]] (requires paket Mono) | ||
| − | Windows: [[Media: | + | Windows: [[Media:FormatStringPrint.zip|WindowsFormatPrinter]] (requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2 or Mono for Windows) |
===Creating A5 booklets=== | ===Creating A5 booklets=== | ||
| − | # Create a PDF document with a page size that is a multiple of four. (Add empty pages if necessary) | + | # Create a PDF document with a page size that is a ''multiple of four''. (Add empty pages if necessary: in Linux use <pdfjoin>, in Windows use PDFill to join empty pages) |
| − | # Use either the Windows or the Linux version to calculate the page reordering sequence for booklet creation: Enter the number of pages (multiple of four) of the original PDF document, select 'A5 booklet' and 'Calculate'. | + | # Use either the Windows (download WindowsFormatPrinter above) or the Linux version (download LinuxFormatPrinter) to calculate the page reordering sequence for booklet creation: Enter the number of pages (multiple of four) of the original PDF document, select 'A5 booklet' and 'Calculate'. |
# The next step depends on the operating system you are using: | # The next step depends on the operating system you are using: | ||
====Windows==== | ====Windows==== | ||
Use [http://www.pdfill.com/pdf_tools_free.html PDFill (free)], option xxx | Use [http://www.pdfill.com/pdf_tools_free.html PDFill (free)], option xxx | ||
====Linux==== | ====Linux==== | ||
| − | + | Install the <code>pdfjam</code> package. It contains a command-line tool pdfnup. Use a terminal to execute a command similar to (all in one line): | |
pdfnup original.pdf --pages 41,1,2,41,41,3,4,41,40,5,6,39,38,7,8,37,36,9,10,35,34, | pdfnup original.pdf --pages 41,1,2,41,41,3,4,41,40,5,6,39,38,7,8,37,36,9,10,35,34, | ||
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(Of course replace the pages string with the page numbers you generated above with the FormatPrinter tool) | (Of course replace the pages string with the page numbers you generated above with the FormatPrinter tool) | ||
| − | + | This creates a <code>booklet.pdf</code> from <code>original.pdf</code>. <code>booklet.pdf</code> can be printed directly. Use short-edge binding double-sided printing. | |
===Printing A6 booklets=== | ===Printing A6 booklets=== | ||
Revision as of 09:39, 22 September 2008
Contents
Transforming PDF Documents for Printing
Tools
Linux: LinuxFormatPrinter (requires paket Mono)
Windows: WindowsFormatPrinter (requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2 or Mono for Windows)
Creating A5 booklets
- Create a PDF document with a page size that is a multiple of four. (Add empty pages if necessary: in Linux use <pdfjoin>, in Windows use PDFill to join empty pages)
- Use either the Windows (download WindowsFormatPrinter above) or the Linux version (download LinuxFormatPrinter) to calculate the page reordering sequence for booklet creation: Enter the number of pages (multiple of four) of the original PDF document, select 'A5 booklet' and 'Calculate'.
- The next step depends on the operating system you are using:
Windows
Use PDFill (free), option xxx
Linux
Install the pdfjam package. It contains a command-line tool pdfnup. Use a terminal to execute a command similar to (all in one line):
pdfnup original.pdf --pages 41,1,2,41,41,3,4,41,40,5,6,39,38,7,8,37,36,9,10,35,34, 11,12,33,32,13,14,31,30,15,16,29,28,17,18,27,26,19,20,25,24,21,22,23 --nup 2x1 --orient landscape --outfile booklet.pdf
(Of course replace the pages string with the page numbers you generated above with the FormatPrinter tool)
This creates a booklet.pdf from original.pdf. booklet.pdf can be printed directly. Use short-edge binding double-sided printing.
