OS 11 Booklet print feature not working properly

Does anyone have any idea how to get the Booklet printing feature to work on Preview? I print booklets regularly and have decided to finally just do them at home to save some $$.

However, when I have the pdf document in Preview and go to the print settings, I'm able to select "Booklet" mode, but the pages don't automatically arrange in the proper order since a booklet would need to fold in half (like a book). Instead, they format correctly, but are still "in order". So, page 1 is on the left side and page 2 is on the right, when really, for a booklet, the left side should be the last page, page 1 on the right, and page 2 directly behind page 1... which I understand is complicated, and why having this done automatically is soooo important!



I'm able to sidestep preview by opening the document in Adobe, but there's formatting and other issues when I do it this way.


All printer drivers and everything is up to date, and I actually have 2 printers hooked up. It's definitely not the printer, but an issue on the OS side. Would love any help or guidance here. Thanks!

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jul 29, 2022 11:33 AM

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Jul 31, 2022 9:28 AM in response to anatasha176

Hello anatasha176,


To achieve your desired results you may need to change your layout order. Steps for this process can be found in the following user guide: Print pages upside down or in reverse order on Mac - Apple Support


You can see "Layout Direction" in your screenshots above as well! If images on the PDF need to be rearranged that will need to be completed on another app, such as Adobe as you mentioned.


Best regards.

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