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Set imposition layout

See Imposition - Sample Layouts for illustrated examples.

Specify a layout for the current PDF document

  1. In Power PDF, select File > Print, and select Power PDF as the printer. Then click Imposition in the bottom left of the Print dialog box.
  2. In the Layout page, under Layout, select one of the following in the Type list.

    • 2-Up Booklet: Two pages side-by-side on a sheet.

    • 4-Up Booklet: Two pages side-by-side and below them two more side-by-side pages per sheet.

    • 8-Up Booklet: Four pages side-by-side and below them two more side-by-side pages per sheet.

    • Cut Stacks: Specify a custom number of pages per sheet and their arrangement by selecting columns and rows. Stack the printed sheets one on the top another and cut them to different stacks. Then, pile these stacks from left to right and bind each pile as a booklet.

    • Sequential: Arrange original PDF pages by page numbers.

    • Step and Repeat: Print each page of a PDF file on a separate sheet. Specify the number of copies by setting the Columns and Rows values.

    Note These Booklet layout styles always print on both sides of the sheet.

Specify imposition gutters

  1. In Power PDF, select File > Print, and select Power PDF as the printer. Then click Imposition in the bottom left of the Print dialog box.
  2. In the Layout page, under Gutters, select a unit (pt, in, or mm) for all gutters.
  3. Set the values for your gutters:

    • Vertical: The space between neighboring pages.

    • Horizontal: The space between rows of pages. This option is disabled when 2-Up Booklet is selected.

    • Spread: The space between the second and third pages when 8-Up Booklet is selected.

    • Creep: Adjust the inner page spreads to maintain a constant outer margin when a saddle stitched booklet is trimmed to counteract creep. The creep value depends on the size of the margins, the number of pages, and the thickness of the media.

Specify a booklet binding

  1. In Power PDF, select File > Print, and select Power PDF as the printer. Then click Imposition in the bottom left of the Print dialog box.
  2. In the Layout page, under Binding, select a binding type:

    • Saddle-Stitching: Staple the printed media in the spine during folding.

    • Perfect Binding: Split the media into stacks, bind each with Saddle-Stitching, and then glue the stacks together to produce a booklet. Specify the number of stacks in the Sheets per fold field.

Specify the printing order

  1. In Power PDF, select File > Print, and select Power PDF as the printer. Then click Imposition in the bottom left of the Print dialog box.
  2. In the Layout page, under Printing, select a printing order in the Style list:

    • Sheet Wise: Print one side with one plate, then turn the media over and print the other side with another plate using the same gripper and opposite side guide. Applies to 4-Up and 8-Up Booklets.

    • Work-and-turn: Print one side, then turn it over from left to right to print the other side using the same edge of the media as gripper or lead edge and using the same plate set for both sides. Applies to 8-Up Booklets only.

    • Work-and-tumble: Print one side of a sheet, and then turn it over from gripper to back with the same side guide and plate to print the other side. Applies to 4-Up and 8-Up Booklets.

  3. When you select a non-booklet layout, you can select/deselect Double Side to specify whether to print the back of the medium.