

It also makes sense to print a cover separately, with the front cover being page 1, the back cover being page 4, and pages 2 and 3 (presumably) blank. One thing to remember: when printing a booklet you should aim to have your total page count as a multiple of 4. When you print the document should print correctly. Depending on your printer type, the options may vary, but you should select the option to Print on both sides (flipping on the short edge). Once your document is ready to print, click Print. The order of the pages in Word should match the running order, when printing the pages will be ordered correctly for folding purposes. Once this has been completed you can type your document as needed. Under the Pages section, select Book fold, this should automatically select the orientation as Landscape. When editing the margins, select an appropriate margin (I selected 1cm) as well as an appropriate gutter (which is the gap in the middle to allow for folding. Open a new document in Word, and click on the Page Layout tab on the ribbon. I figured it would be relatively straightforward to create such a booklet on Word 2013, but it took a little bit of playing around with settings to get it right, as follows: However, you can make your document first then create the Booklet layout, and edit it from there. It’s probably best to do this before creating your document, then you’ll get a better idea of how the layout will look. This 5.25 x 8 book template will not only save your time from manually formatting your book but it will also create an awesome booklet for printing in the end. Open Word and select the Page Layout tab, then click on the icon in the corner of Page Setup to launch the Page Setup dialog. For my wedding I am making our mass booklets, which will be in A5 format, printed on A4 paper (which I will fold manually). If you want something like a pre-formatted book template then try this template of book in Word for free.
