booklets

[Guest]

I hope I can ask my questions without getting too 'wordy'. I want to make a
roster that will be printed on 8 1/2 x 11 paper, in landscape design, but
done as two pages per sheet, and printed back to back. I can change the paper
size to 5.5 x 8.5 or 8.5 x 5.5, but don't know how to set up the rest. When I
tred a sample, and printed it, it either printed (portrait) in the center of
the 8.5 x 11 paper, and when landscape did the same.
The member who did the roster last year, said there was no way to add next
members (in alphabetical order) once all the typing was complete and before
going to printer with out retyping everything. Ugh!
All I can think of now is to do it in portrait, cut off the margins and tape
two pages together before copying them.
When I did the newsletter several years ago, it was printed on 11 x 17
paper, so I just set up 8.5 x 11 sheets in portrait and then taped the
appropriate pages together to get the booklet form, again printing back to
back.
Any help would be much appreciated.
By the way, I'm using Word 2000. Thanks. Janice

 

[TF]

OK. Set the Page Layout to Landscape on 8½ x 11 paper. Make the format of
the page 2 columns. Create the roster as a continuous table. The table will
snake down and then across the columns. Print the pages double-sided
(duplexed). What could be simpler! If you want to add a new entry, just use
Insert, Row and a new row is created for the new entry, pushing down the
rows below. Even simpler, you add the new entry or entries at the end of the
table and then use Table, Sort to get them sorted alphabetically again.

Now show your colleague how easy it is.

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

:I hope I can ask my questions without getting too 'wordy'. I want to make a
: roster that will be printed on 8 1/2 x 11 paper, in landscape design, but
: done as two pages per sheet, and printed back to back. I can change the
paper
: size to 5.5 x 8.5 or 8.5 x 5.5, but don't know how to set up the rest.
When I
: tred a sample, and printed it, it either printed (portrait) in the center
of
: the 8.5 x 11 paper, and when landscape did the same.
: The member who did the roster last year, said there was no way to add next
: members (in alphabetical order) once all the typing was complete and
before
: going to printer with out retyping everything. Ugh!
: All I can think of now is to do it in portrait, cut off the margins and
tape
: two pages together before copying them.
: When I did the newsletter several years ago, it was printed on 11 x 17
: paper, so I just set up 8.5 x 11 sheets in portrait and then taped the
: appropriate pages together to get the booklet form, again printing back to
: back.
: Any help would be much appreciated.
: By the way, I'm using Word 2000. Thanks. Janice

 

[Jay Freedman]

See http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/BookletPrinting.htm.

 

[Guest]

I don't know what a "continuous table" is? How do I do that? Also, will this
put the pages (half-page?) in correct alphabetically order when I fold the
pages into a booklet? From my newsletter, page 1 printed with page 8, page 2
printed with page 7, page 3 printed with page 6, and page 4 and page 5
printed together.
Thanks. Janice

 

[TF]

Just start a table and continue to add to it until you have finished your
roster. Have you actually had anyone show you how to use a table?

--
Terry Farrell - Word MVP
http://word.mvps.org/

:I don't know what a "continuous table" is? How do I do that? Also, will
this
: put the pages (half-page?) in correct alphabetically order when I fold the
: pages into a booklet? From my newsletter, page 1 printed with page 8, page
2
: printed with page 7, page 3 printed with page 6, and page 4 and page 5
: printed together.
: Thanks. Janice
:
: "TF" wrote:
:
: > OK. Set the Page Layout to Landscape on 8½ x 11 paper. Make the format
of
: > the page 2 columns. Create the roster as a continuous table. The table
will
: > snake down and then across the columns. Print the pages double-sided
: > (duplexed). What could be simpler! If you want to add a new entry, just
use
: > Insert, Row and a new row is created for the new entry, pushing down the
: > rows below. Even simpler, you add the new entry or entries at the end of
the
: > table and then use Table, Sort to get them sorted alphabetically again.
: >
: > Now show your colleague how easy it is.
: >
: > --
: > Terry Farrell - Word MVP
: > http://word.mvps.org/
: >
: > : > :I hope I can ask my questions without getting too 'wordy'. I want to
make a
: > : roster that will be printed on 8 1/2 x 11 paper, in landscape design,
but
: > : done as two pages per sheet, and printed back to back. I can change
the
: > paper
: > : size to 5.5 x 8.5 or 8.5 x 5.5, but don't know how to set up the rest.
: > When I
: > : tred a sample, and printed it, it either printed (portrait) in the
center
: > of
: > : the 8.5 x 11 paper, and when landscape did the same.
: > : The member who did the roster last year, said there was no way to add
next
: > : members (in alphabetical order) once all the typing was complete and
: > before
: > : going to printer with out retyping everything. Ugh!
: > : All I can think of now is to do it in portrait, cut off the margins
and
: > tape
: > : two pages together before copying them.
: > : When I did the newsletter several years ago, it was printed on 11 x 17
: > : paper, so I just set up 8.5 x 11 sheets in portrait and then taped the
: > : appropriate pages together to get the booklet form, again printing
back to
: > : back.
: > : Any help would be much appreciated.
: > : By the way, I'm using Word 2000. Thanks. Janice
: >
: >
: >

 

[Guest]

Ahhhhh - no. Is there a tutorial somewhere on the web? Thanks. J

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

See here for how to do booklets:
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/BookletPrinting.htm

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/TableBasics.htm, but see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/BookletPrinting.htm first.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

All of your responses were very helpful. I spend several hours inputing data.
I'll wait until tomorrow to print and see if it works - But I Think It
Will!!!!
Thanks so very much to all of you. Janice

 

[Guest]

The FAQ on booklets got me what I wanted. When I have time I'll work on the
FAQ on tables. Thanks to all. Janice