How to change short-edge binding on Mac in pages

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How to change short-edge binding on Mac in pages

Okay, so I know its not my printer because I can do it from my PCs. I am trying to change the presets in Pages. File>Print>Presets>Show Presets>Layout>Two Sided. Now right now it shows long edge binding, and I need to change it to short edge binding so my document prints correctly, but I cannot select any different options anywhere in this Show presets dialog. It won't let me change anything or even see the different options. I can check two sided and make changes in the File>Print menu, but its like I can't change any options in the Preset menu. I don't see a lock icon that shows up in Apple>Preferences. Can anyone help please?

MacBook Air, iOS 8.1

Posted on Nov 20, 2014 11:09 AM

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Answer 1

Barry

Level 9

59,861 points

Jan 13, 2017 10:45 AM in response to Cardinal777

Hi Cardinal,

"this" doesn't provide enough information to determine why "It's" not working. The devil is often in the details.

What did you do when you 'tried this'? What was the response from the Mac?

Step by step, please.

Regards,

Barry

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Answer 2

Jun 11, 2017 7:35 PM in response to christiashelle

Hey all. This is how I did it...

Whilst in Pages, I could not set the short-edge binding, or create any preset in the print dialogue window.

However, I was able to create a preset in MS Word and then that preset becomes available in Pages.

Here's how: Open any document in Word. Then File > Print > [Change "Copies and Pages" to "Layout"] > Two-Sided > "Short-Edge Binding" - don't click OK yet! On same window, go to Presets > "Save Current Settings as Preset". Give the Preset a name e.g. "Duplex Short-Edge Binding" > then select "only this printer", or "all printers" then click OK

Open your Pages document, then File > Print > Presets, then select the name of your preset you just created e.g. Duplex Short-Edge Binding, and you're all good to print.

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Answer 3

Nov 20, 2014 11:13 AM in response to christiashelle

I tried creating my own preset and I couldn't change any of the settings on that one either.

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Answer 4

Nov 20, 2014 11:22 AM in response to christiashelle

Does clicking, or pressing the space bar, on that Two-Sided entry shown cause the Long-Edge Binding to cycle to Short Edge?

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Answer 5

Nov 20, 2014 12:01 PM in response to VikingOSX

Oddly no. I checked in safari also and the same thing happens. I can see exactly the same dialog as in Pages, but am still not able to make any changes.

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Answer 6

Nov 20, 2014 12:16 PM in response to christiashelle

Here are some possibilities:

Short-Edge binding is may simply not be implemented on the Mac version. Can you verify this with the printer vendor?
Could there be a newer printer driver that does support short-edge binding?
Are there Mac configuration details within the printer manual, or on said vendor's support site, that help in short-edge binding settings?
Is short-edge binding contingent on other settings in the shown drop-down sheet?
Has short-edge binding ever worked for you on any OS X release?

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Answer 7

Nov 20, 2014 1:48 PM in response to christiashelle

To get the long edge binding create a custom Page Setup… with the paper landscape, then use that page setup in your Preset.

Peter

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Answer 8

Walt K

Level 4

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Nov 20, 2014 2:06 PM in response to christiashelle

I notice that in the top section Two Sided is turned off. Try turning it on.

Walt

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Answer 9

Nov 20, 2014 2:11 PM in response to VikingOSX

Thank you for your suggestions. I'll have to look on the vendor website when I get home. I don't know if it ever worked for me because I just delt with the long edge binding, but now I'm working on a project that must be printed that way, and I will need to use the capability frequently. Also I have the lasted Mac and Pages updates installed.

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Answer 10

Nov 20, 2014 2:12 PM in response to PeterBreis0807

I'm trying to enable short edge binding, would the reverse work?

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Answer 11

Nov 20, 2014 2:16 PM in response to Walt K

I tried enabling it and no change.

So can you guys change things in that preset menu? I can not change anything at all when that dialog menu picture above is opened. None of the presets settings can be changed. 😟 Clicking, secondary click, spacebar, direction arrows = no change.

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Answer 12

Nov 20, 2014 2:43 PM in response to christiashelle

You create the Horizontal (short edge) Page in:

Menu > File > Pages Setup… > Paper Size > Manage Custom Sizes (at bottom of list)

Once you have that you can choose it in the Print dialogue. These settings are universal in OSX and apply everywhere not just Pages.

Peter

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Answer 13

Nov 22, 2014 4:11 PM in response to christiashelle

Okay so apparently I'm just an idiot. I was in File>Print>Presets>Show Presets>Layout>Two Sided, When I should

have just been clicking the tab that says media & quality>Layout>two sided>short edge. So I posted the pictures even though I didn't want to admit how silly and easy that was. So for those of you who don't know how to change binding, there you go.