Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated July 14, 2018)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Printing booklets is a common task that many users want to accomplish. The best way to create a booklet depends on the version of Word you are using. If you are using Word 2002 or Word 2003, then you are in luck—Word includes built-in capabilities to print booklets. Follow these steps to set up your document as a booklet:
Figure 1. The Margins tab of the Page Setup dialog box.
When you print your document, you should choose to print two-sided if you have a printer that will automatically duplex. If not, you should choose the Manual Duplex check box in the Print dialog box, and then feed the pages through the printer twice.
In earlier versions of Word (Word 97 and Word 2000), your best bet may be to use a third-party program that produces booklets. A few programs suggested by WordTips readers include the following:
Regardless of the version of Word you have, you may be able to print booklets by using the capabilities of your printer. Some printers will handle booklet printing automatically. Refer to your printer manual, or do some searching through the printer driver settings (select your printer in the Print dialog box and then click Properties) to find more information.
You can also find a good discussion on booklet printing at this Web page:
http://wordmvp.com/FAQs/Formatting/BookletPrinting.htm
WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (3927) applies to Microsoft Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. You can find a version of this tip for the ribbon interface of Word (Word 2007 and later) here: Booklet Printing in Word.
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2021-04-14 03:30:04
Hendrik
Thank you it helped... God bless.
2019-06-13 23:08:08
K.Kong
All along, I assessed that Microsoft Office peaked at the 2003 version, and went downhill after that. This print to booklet form is another proof point.
The new Layout Multiple pages Book fold is incomprehensible and unusable. Printing to booklet form is something I decide when I am *printing*, and not something I decide for the *document*. On some occasions, I may want to print them full size for circulating for editing, and only in the final version do I want to make a booklet. The Layout approach is therefore wrong.
2019-04-22 01:57:31
Rishabh
After doing these steps why paper can not print ?
2019-04-08 16:03:26
beth
This is a great tutorial - thank you!!
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