Multi-page booklet - how to get Pages to stop assuming I want to go in order from first page to last.

Hi Eileen,

I can create a thread from page 1 to page 7 but when I add page 8, it keeps on forcing me to chose between pages 4 or 5. Page 8 is not even an option.

Are you using linked Text Boxes? In Pages 5 (and Pages 6) Text Boxes will not link backwards (as they did and still do in Pages 4). The only thing I can suggest is to use a separate (non-linked) Text box on each of the 12 pages and manually adjust (Cut and Paste) the content until you compose your booklet.

I agree with Gordon that "Create Booklet" may be helpful.

Pages 5 and Pages 6 do not support facing (mirrored, left and right) pages, but perhaps that is not a concern for you.

Pages 4 (Pages '09) works for me on a MacBook Pro under macOS Sierra. Perhaps you could use a USB memory stick to copy (or drag) Pages '09 from the Applications folder on your old machine to the USB stick. Create a new folder in the Applications folder (name it iWork '09) on your new machine and paste (or drag) Pages '09 to that folder. (No guarantees, but I think that is what I did when I got a new Mac 😕).

Here is the Dock on my new machine:

Numbers 2, Pages 4, Numbers 4 and Pages 6 all run happily together. Just be sure which version you launch when opening a document.

Regards,

Ian.

As far as I know there are only two ways to do this:

1. Install Adobe PDF Reader

2. Export your document to PDF

3. use the "Print Booklet" function of Adobe Reader.

That's all free.

I use an app called "Create Booklet" (from the App Store). Unfortunately it now costs £9.99 - I was lucky, it was on offer for nothing when I got it!

Hope this helps