Troubleshooting Booklet Printing in Canon

Canon printers are used in most printing works, and printing a booklet is one of them. Canon all-in-one printers come with a feature called booklet printing function. You can use Reader and Acrobat X or Acrobat and Reader 9 to print a booklet using a Canon printer. Though booklet printing is easy, it may cause some issues as well.

First, we’ll show you how you can print a booklet with a Canon printer;

How to print a booklet?

Print one side of the sheet to create a booklet, then fold it half. When you staple the sheet, it’ll be a booklet.

• Open the file that you want to print as a booklet.
• Select print to open the printer driver setup window.
• In the Page Setup Tab, look for the Page Layout list.
• Then, click on Booklet.
• On the left side of the window, you’ll quickly see the current settings for your booklet.   
• In the Printer Paper Size list, choose the paper size to print.
• Now, move to Specify option and set the margin, blank page and Page Border in the dialog box.
• Click OK and execute booklet printing.

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Fix Issues while creating the booklet 

Creating a booklet or printing it can sometimes experience issues that you can troubleshoot using a few settings. For example, when you print a booklet using a Canon printer, make sure the paper is set correctly after the one-side printing.   

Enable Duplex Unit –

If you are using a duplex unit or it’s an option, then you’ve to enable this option in the printer driver;

• Go to Settings on your device or Windows.
• Open Devices and click Printers & scanners.
• Choose your device to configure.
• Click Manage > Manage your device > Printer properties.
• Print settings screen appears and opens Device Settings. 
• Close to Device Information, select the “Retrieve Device Status Information” option to enable the duplex unit.

Set up Basic Booklet Printing -

If your device hasn’t the duplex option, then skip the above procedure and directly apply the below steps;

• Open the application and click on the print menu.
• Then, click on your current device.
• According to your application, a prompt may appear, for example, Properties.
• In the print settings screen, open Finishing or Basic Settings.
• In the Print Style, select Booklet Printing.
• Click on the Booklet option, and detailed Settings for Booklet dialog box appears.
• Here, click Book Opening and choose the binding option.
• Click on Specify Booklet Gutter, then select the gutter width > OK.

Contact the Canon printer tech support team if the basic settings don’t help you print the booklet correctly.   

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