Printing and binding guides

Everything you need to turn a PDF into a real notebook, from the print dialog to the last stitch.

1. 01 · 6 min read

   How to print a booklet double-sided

   Print your notebook PDF at actual size, choose the right duplex setting, and get pages that come out in the right order after folding.

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2. 02 · 5 min read

   Calibrate your printer for exact sizes

   Measure your printer once so pages print at exactly the right size, find its unprintable margins, and line up the front and back of each sheet.

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3. 03 · 6 min read

   Paper sizes, margins and binding allowance

   Which printer paper fits which notebook size, how to set margins and the binding margin, and when to use bleed and creep.

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4. 04 · 4 min read

   Cutting and trimming your notebook

   Use crop marks to cut printed sheets and trim folded booklets cleanly, with a craft knife, a paper trimmer or a guillotine.

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5. 05 · 4 min read

   Fold and staple a booklet

   Turn printed sheets into a saddle-stitched notebook: keep the order, fold, staple through the spine and finish the edges.

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6. 06 · 7 min read

   Sew signatures into a thick notebook

   Print a thick notebook as several signatures, fold them, and sew them together with a simple stitch, or bind each one as a Traveler's Notebook insert.

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