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LOCAL FILE UTILITY · U5

PDF cut-stack and booklet imposition

Create a two-up PDF for cut-and-stack or folded booklet finishing with a page-order and blank-page plan.

Scope: Up to 30 MiB / 400 pages. Printer orientation requires a physical test; interactive forms are not retained as live controls.

Build a landscape, two-up PDF for one of two physical finishing methods. Files stay in this browser. Up to 30 MiB / 400 pages.

Cut-stack: print single-sided, landscape, actual size / 100%, one imposed page per sheet; keep the printed sheets in the listed order, cut the centre, stack the left pile above the right pile. Booklet: print landscape, 100%, duplex short-edge flip; keep sheets in order and fold at the centre. Turn off the printer's own booklet / multiple-pages mode. Verify front/back orientation on one sheet first. Driver and physical printer behavior is not guaranteed.
Pages fit proportionally inside 18 pt margins; original page rotation is applied. Booklets pad to a multiple of four with blank pages. Interactive annotations/forms are not reproduced as live controls; check the output before printing. Page-plan preview is logical, not a PDF rendering.
How to use
  1. Choose PDF or the 12-page sample.
  2. Select finishing method and paper size.
  3. Review the plan, download PDF and test one physical sheet.
Limits and context
Read format limits and warnings before exporting. Sample buttons use synthetic content. No uploaded content is sent to a server.
Original task discussion · Implementation context
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