How to Make a Booklet Using Microsoft Applications
Booklets are handy for many different reasons. If you create your own CD or DVD, you might want to include a booklet about it in the jewel case. You can use booklets as handouts for a class or as supplements for a staff training session. If you sell products or provide services, you can make booklets listing prices and options. If you need a booklet, you may be pleased to know that Microsoft Word simplifies the process.
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Instructions
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Open a new Word document. Go to "Page Setup" from the "File" menu in Word 2003 or earlier, or go to the "Page Layout" tab of Word 2007, clicking the arrow in the lower right of the section.
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Click on the "Margins" tab of the page setup box. In the "Pages" section, choose "Book Fold" from the "Multiple Pages" dropdown menu. The "Orientation" should automatically change to "Landscape." If it doesn't, change it manually.
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Change the margins if desired by raising or lowering the numbers in "Top," "Bottom," "Inside" and "Outside" in the "Margins" section. The preset gutter position allows for the booklet to be folded or bound in the middle.
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Select a number of pages for the booklet in the "Sheets Per Booklet" dropdown menu and click "OK" to apply the changes and close the Page Setup dialog box. If you type up more pages than the number you selected, Word will print the excess pages in an additional booklet.
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Type text and insert graphics onto the pages of the booklet. When the booklet is complete, save and print it. If the printer does not have a duplex option (meaning it does not print double-sided documents), select "Print" from the "File" menu in Word 2003 or older, or from the "Office" button in Word 2007. In the Print box select the "Manual Duplex" checkbox. One side of the booklet will print. Word will prompt you to turn the paper over and replace it, and then the second side of the booklet pages will print.
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