PROBLEM:
- I have been manually copy-pasting pages in sets of 4
- i.e. 1-4, 5-8, 9-12..so on, while trying to print pages.
- I haven't found a way to do this automatically.
- (If there is a command for this) Say, If I have to print 12 pages, I should be able to just enter
12
and thedocument-name.pdf
to start printing 1-4, 5-8, 9-12..in succession.
- (If there is a command for this) Say, If I have to print 12 pages, I should be able to just enter
GIF for clarification:
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REQUIREMENTS:
- Printing should be done in booklet form
- a booklet is 4 pages of document in 1 sheet of paper; two pages in front, two at the back.
CONTEXT:
Printing all pages into a booklet makes a bulky booklet. Cutting and clipping is time consuming. Therefore, I print in sets of 4 pages, so that they can be neatly folded. Currently, I have been manually copy/pasting page numbers. Obviously, this is time-consuming but it still saves me time compared to cutting and clipping. Therefore, I still stick to it.
- I am fond of using Foxit Reader because it is extremely easy to make booklets with it. So, while making booklets, I've been printing sets of 4 pages manually for a while now. This is because the A4 sheet folds neatly into two, giving me 4 pages of print of a document from a single physical sheet. I don't like to use sets of 8 pages or, above(i.e. all pages at once), because then I cannot fold the pages right in the middle. I could cut the whole stack and clip them together, but it is too much work for regular printing.
To clarify further
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What I tried?
- I tried sending print commands like 1-4,5-8 but I guess the command is equivalent to 1-8 because that's what I got.
Can this be solved?
I feel like there should be a solution to this simple problem. But is it unsolvable due to some weird quirk? * i.e. the sort of thing that makes "Replace All" in Adobe Acrobat unavailable even in 2018?
Any answer would be appreciated, on that front.
I am using
- Application: Foxit Reader
- OS: Windows 10 Pro
- Printer: Samsung M3320ND (Has it's own booklet mode, but I don't use it*)
* it messes up with foxit's booklet mode.