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However, if you print the full score as a booklet, you can simply fold the printed pages in the
middle.
Booklet printing reorders pages so that they appear in the correct order on the printed page. For
example, a layout containing four pages printed as a booklet is laid out as follows:
● First side: page four on the left, page one on the right
● Reverse side: page two on the left, page three on the right
If the layout you are printing as a booklet contains an odd number of pages, Dorico Elements
automatically places any empty last pages at the end of the booklet. This follows the convention
of showing odd-numbered pages on the right. For example, if you print a layout containing six
pages as a booklet, a total of eight pages are printed with the last two pages in the booklet left
blank. If you want the empty pages to be positioned differently, you can add extra pages to the
layout, for example, a title page.
NOTE
You can only print booklets using the complete range of pages. You cannot dene any page
ranges.
RELATED LINKS
Printing layouts on page 354
Duplex printing on page 362
Page arrangements for printing/exporting on page 359
Page size options
You can set pages to have different sizes in each layout independently.
● Fit to Paper
The whole page is scaled to t the paper size selected. For example, if you select a layout
with a page size of A4 and select a paper size of A3, pages in the layout are enlarged to t
the larger paper size.
● Custom Scale
The page is scaled to the set percentage of its original size. For example, if you are printing
a layout with a page size of A3, select a paper size of A4, and set Custom Scale to 100, the
original page remains at its original size, exceeding the boundaries of the A4 paper.
Paper orientations
Paper can have one of two possible orientations: landscape or portrait.
Instrumental parts are most often printed using a portrait orientation, as this allows two or three
pages to be spread out at a time on most music stands.
Full scores for conductors are also commonly printed using a portrait orientation, as this allows
more staves to t on the page than when using a landscape orientation. However, full scores for
small ensembles might use a landscape orientation as not as many staves must t on the page.
Having more horizontal room on the page allows more bars to t on each page, reducing the
number of page turns required.
In Dorico Elements, you can set the orientation for each layout independently. You can also
separately set the orientation of the odd nal page in layouts using the Spreads and 2-up page
arrangements.
RELATED LINKS
Page arrangements for printing/exporting on page 359
Print mode
Page arrangements for printing/exporting
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