Guides

Slipgrid guides

Clear, practical guides to printing PDFs the right way — imposition, N-up layouts, booklets, and getting double-sided prints to line up. Written for print shops, students, and anyone who prints more than the occasional page.

• What is PDF imposition?

  A plain-English introduction to arranging document pages onto printed sheets — and why a sheet and a page aren't the same thing.

• How to make a booklet PDF, step by step

  Page counts, folds, margins, imposition, and double-sided printing — everything needed to turn a PDF into a foldable booklet.

• N-up printing explained

  2-up, 4-up, 9-up and beyond: how to pick a grid, keep text readable, and avoid the duplex ordering pitfalls.

• Duplex printing alignment

  Short-edge vs long-edge flip, why your backs come out misaligned, and the row-reversal fix that lines fronts and backs up.

• The print-ready PDF checklist

  Page size, margins, fonts, image resolution, color, and proofing — the quick checks that prevent wasted reams.

Ready to lay out your own pages? Open the Slipgrid imposition tool →