Saddle-stitch imposition
48-page booklet page order
A 48-page booklet uses 12 sheets, each printed with two pages per side, nested and stapled through the fold.
12sheets
48pages
24page pairs
Printer spreads
| Sheet (outside first) | Front: left | right | Back: left | right |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet 1 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 47 |
| Sheet 2 | 46 | 3 | 4 | 45 |
| Sheet 3 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 43 |
| Sheet 4 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 41 |
| Sheet 5 | 40 | 9 | 10 | 39 |
| Sheet 6 | 38 | 11 | 12 | 37 |
| Sheet 7 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 35 |
| Sheet 8 | 34 | 15 | 16 | 33 |
| Sheet 9 | 32 | 17 | 18 | 31 |
| Sheet 10 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 29 |
| Sheet 11 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 27 |
| Sheet 12 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Each pair adds up to 49. Print front and back duplex, flipping on the short edge for most desktop printers.
Nested sheets
Creep and trimming
With 12 nested sheets the inner pages stick out at the fore-edge by roughly the combined thickness of the outer sheets. Professional imposition shifts inner pages toward the spine (creep compensation) and trims the fore-edge flush. Keep text at least 6 mm from the outside edge.
Need a different count? The booklet imposition calculator works for any page count and adds blanks as needed.