Indesign print both sides on a single page

Mort · 20 Mar 2010 at 16:47

Hi all

Anyone have any idea how to print on both sides of a single sheet from indesign? I have a printer that can print on both sides, just I have no idea how to set it out as a document, and make it able to do the design for the page on the front, and then on the back.

Any help appreciated, its for a promram sheet thing for a family funeral where the design + print was cocked up so I said I would sort it out

Stupot_ · 20 Mar 2010 at 16:53

This will be part of your print driver. When you go to print from indesign, click setup and make sure duplex/double sided is enabled. What printer do you have?

If you can't find it in the print driver, you can always load a stack of paper, print 'side one', then just flip them all, load again and print 'side 2'. Won't take much longer really as it's only a simple 1 page document.

Mort · 20 Mar 2010 at 17:00

Ahh okay, have the HP C4780 which apparently can do it. I'll have a play

Mort · 20 Mar 2010 at 17:44

lol okay turns out the print both sides option just puts a pause in the print and tells u to turn the page over

anyways I cant quite get it working how I want, indesign and me r both confused. I basically want a single a4 sheet, basically split into 4 x A5 pages. Front cover, front inner, back inner, back cover.

I create a new document, page size A5 portrait, and for testing have marked each page with a label as to what should be on there. file > print booklet. Set it to 2 up saddle stich, A4 landscape.

When it prints, the whole p1 + p2 spread comes up landscape on the top half of the page, its all wrong

dont suppose anyone can tell me what I am doing wrong?

Paul11 · 20 Mar 2010 at 18:04

i wouldnt make a new document size A5

i would make a new A4 document and then divide the page up in to four

then fill in each A5 portion..

then when you print it, it will print an A4 page with 4 A5 segments on it

Stupot_ · 20 Mar 2010 at 19:21

I read your post wrong, so I've done it as if its A6 on one A4, giving you two programmes per page.

I'll put it up anyway because I can't be bothered to change it! Basically just set up a two page, A4 document. Print page 1 until you have enough programmes, then flip the stack, put it back in the printer tray and print page two.

To be honest I would just get it done professionally. There's a prontaprint in milton keynes, they will do it and should be pretty reasonable... Would be nice if you can print on some fairly weighty card.

Mort · 21 Mar 2010 at 17:57

yeah just ended up ditching indesign and doing it in photoshop, for my test run i printed one side, flipped and printed the other side after.

already have some card to print it on etc so think it will look pretty nice

ta for help