<div dir="ltr"><div>I recently set up a doc just like that, except it stands on the desk like a flip-chart. Each page show one common procedure. I can send you a PDF if you like. </div>If each page has a single topic, then the way you have it is great. <div>
If your procedures commonly extend beyond one page, then maybe this layout is not a good candidate for your content. <br><div>john</div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Carol J. Elkins <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:celkins@awrittenword.com" target="_blank">celkins@awrittenword.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Framers,<br>
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I'm ready to print a wire-bound pocket-sized booklet that will be top-bound (coil binding along the top of the book) so as to fit nicely in one's pocket. In all my 18 years of doing this, this is the first time I've run across having to publish a top-bound book, so I have no experience to guide me. Thus I'm emailing you.<br>
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I've printed the Framemaker file to PDF and had the printer make a demo copy for me. When the booklet is held open to a two-page spread, the top page is upside down. In order to view it, one has to turn the booklet over or upside-down. I have some questions:<br>
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1. Is this the customary way to print a top-bound book? Or should both pages be visibly oriented the same direction? (That would put the page number of the top (even-numbered) pages on the bound edge.)<br>
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2. If not, what is the easiest way to get the even-numbered pages turned upside down? 1) By changing the Framemaker template; 2) By doing something in Acrobat; or 3) by telling the printer to do something on his end.<br>
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3. Is there a word that describes this kind of layout? I work with imposition in booklet printing a lot but it doesn't seem to apply to top-bound books.<br>
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I've asked my client to do a bit of usability testing to determine if it will make a difference to his users. Will they want to view two pages at once? Will they be inconvenienced by having to flip the book over every time they advance to the next page? This is a field test manual and they will definitely progress through the book one page at a time. While he's checking that out, I thought I'd check with you for input.<br>
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Carol<br>
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