Enter the total number of pages to generate the correct printer-spread order for folded and centre-stapled saddle-stitch booklets.
8-1-2-7 6-3-4-5
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Results appear when the total is a whole number divisible by four.
Imposition arranges pages on both sides of each press sheet so they appear in reading order after duplex printing, folding and centre stapling.
One folded sheet produces four finished pages: two on the front and two on the back. Incomplete groups require blank or additional content pages.
Design files normally remain 1, 2, 3 onward. Most printers perform imposition themselves; provide imposed spreads only when requested.
The two-sheet sequence is 8-1-2-7 followed by 6-3-4-5.
Six sheets run from outer sequence 24-1-2-23 inward to centre sequence 14-11-12-13.
Create pages at final trim size, maintain safe margins, add required bleed and export a press-ready PDF in normal reading order unless instructed otherwise.
Each folded sheet creates four finished booklet pages: two pages on the front and two on the back. Saddle-stitched booklets therefore require a total page count divisible by four.
The two sequences are 8-1-2-7 and 6-3-4-5. The first pair is the front side and the second pair is the back side of each sheet.
The sequence is 24-1-2-23, 22-3-4-21, 20-5-6-19, 18-7-8-17, 16-9-10-15 and 14-11-12-13.
Most commercial printers prefer a PDF in normal reading order and perform imposition themselves. Supply printer spreads only when your printer specifically requests them.
No. This tool is for folded, centre-stapled saddle-stitch booklets. Perfect-bound books and complex signatures require a different imposition workflow.
Ten is not divisible by four. Add two blank or useful content pages to make 12, or revise the booklet to 8 pages after confirming the plan with your printer.
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