how do I print two pages of a four-page booklet?

[John]

Printing several copies of a 4-page booklet, a printer error (jammed paper
etc.) often disrupts the second side print run (pp. 2-3). I cancel the job,
but that leaves me with many pages correctly printed on side one (pp. 1,4)
that I would like to finish instead of throwing away. But when I select "pp.
2-3" in the "print what pages" section and load the paper correctly (I'm
doing this manually), it prints page 2 where page 3 ought to be. I cannot get
it to correctly format p. 2 on 2 and p. 3 on 3. My earlier Publisher version,
in the same circumstances, would ask if this was a "separate booklet" or
"part of an existing booklet." You checked "existing booklet," and got what
you wanted. Does anyone know the answer in Publisher 2007? Thanks.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Publisher 2007 has some quirks.
Type 3,2...

 

[John]

Thank you, Mary. Here's what happened when I typed 3,2: Page 3 printed
correctly on page 3. Then the "reinsert paper" dialogue box appeared. So I
reinserted the paper to print again on the pp. 2-3 side (obviously!), and p.
2 printed correctly (amazing, since a huge photo bleeds across the gutter and
showed no signs of gaps or overlap). Success. Kind of. Still, any way to make
this a one-step process, that you know of? If not, this still leaves me far
better off than before. So again, my thanks.

 

[Mary Sauer]

I can only guess you went through the wizard for two sided printing. Before I
sent my answer I printed the center two sheets as I suggested and it worked for
me. I never setup my print wizard because I have a duplex unit.

 

[John]

Thanks again, Mary. Didn't use the Wizard, just the conventional
"file/print/" process, but it seems the software for the HP6122 inkjet also
gets into the act, muddling things. When I unchecked "two-sided printing" in
the HP printer's print menu, and left the proper settings in the Publisher
"file/print" menu, it worked perfectly, just as it did for you. Dueling
software, I guess. And now, solved. You've been a huge help, and I do
appreciate it.

 

[Mary Sauer]

I appreciate your feedback, John. Some of the printing issues will be fixed in
the future service pack.
An eight page booklet would print something like this:

1,6,3,8
7,4,5,2