Difference between revisions of "Working with PDF Documents"
From Digital Tibetan
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
===Tools=== | ===Tools=== | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Image:FormatPrintString.jpg|thumb|480px|Tool to calculate the page reordering sequences]] | ||
Linux: [[Media:FormatPrinter2.zip|LinuxFormatPrinter]] (requires paket Mono) | Linux: [[Media:FormatPrinter2.zip|LinuxFormatPrinter]] (requires paket Mono) | ||
| Line 15: | Line 17: | ||
Use [http://www.pdfill.com/pdf_tools_free.html PDFill (free)], option 'Split or reorder PDF pages'. Paste the page-number string generated above into 'reorder' and save a PDF that has reordered pages. Then use the option 'Reformat multiple pages into one page'. Select landscape A4, set a six margin input fields to zero, select 1 row two columns and switch of the two options (borders, notes fields). The resulting PDF can be printed using the double-sided short-edge binding option. | Use [http://www.pdfill.com/pdf_tools_free.html PDFill (free)], option 'Split or reorder PDF pages'. Paste the page-number string generated above into 'reorder' and save a PDF that has reordered pages. Then use the option 'Reformat multiple pages into one page'. Select landscape A4, set a six margin input fields to zero, select 1 row two columns and switch of the two options (borders, notes fields). The resulting PDF can be printed using the double-sided short-edge binding option. | ||
====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): | + | Install the <code>pdfjam</code> package. It contains a command-line tool <code>pdfnup</code>. 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, | ||
| Line 26: | Line 28: | ||
===Printing A6 booklets=== | ===Printing A6 booklets=== | ||
| − | + | * Use the prodedure for A5 booklets with the following changes: | |
| + | * The number of pages of the original document must be a ''multiple of eight''. Again use the FormatPrint tool above to calculate the page sequence of A6 booklets (4 A6 pages on an A4 page. | ||
| + | * In Linux when using <code>pdfnup</code> replace <code>--nup 2x1</code> by <code>--nup 2x2</code> and <code>--orient landscape</code> by <code>--orient portrait</code> | ||
| + | * In Windows select 'Portrait' and 2 rows and 2 columns when using PDFill's 'Reformat multiple pages into one page'. | ||
===Printing Pechas=== | ===Printing Pechas=== | ||
Revision as of 10:00, 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 'Split or reorder PDF pages'. Paste the page-number string generated above into 'reorder' and save a PDF that has reordered pages. Then use the option 'Reformat multiple pages into one page'. Select landscape A4, set a six margin input fields to zero, select 1 row two columns and switch of the two options (borders, notes fields). The resulting PDF can be printed using the double-sided short-edge binding option.
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.
Printing A6 booklets
- Use the prodedure for A5 booklets with the following changes:
- The number of pages of the original document must be a multiple of eight. Again use the FormatPrint tool above to calculate the page sequence of A6 booklets (4 A6 pages on an A4 page.
- In Linux when using
pdfnupreplace--nup 2x1by--nup 2x2and--orient landscapeby--orient portrait - In Windows select 'Portrait' and 2 rows and 2 columns when using PDFill's 'Reformat multiple pages into one page'.
