How do you print a Pages document like a book?

File > Print. Then in the ‘Layout’ options, change Pages per sheet to 2. The preview will still show it as af it’s printing normally, but it will do what you’re wanting when you print (save to pdf to check). If you’re wanting to get it to really read like a book, you’ll need to print 2 pages, turn the sheet of paper onto the other side, print another 2 pages and so on.

Here’s a screenshot

Thanks for your fast response! I will try when I come home.

Keep in mind if you print it two-sided, your page sequence will be jacked up. To work like that, it would need to be set up like this:

FRONT
Page 4 | Page 1

BACK
Page 2 | Page 3

Good point, PupnTaco. When I’m doing things like this, that’s the kind of thing I don’t normally realise ‘till I’ve spent hours printing it all one page at a time. ;)

The technical term for what you want to do is “imposition.” Pages won’t do this natively, but you can produce a PDF and then use software (there was one called CocoaBooklet a few years ago – I don’t know if it still exists) to rearrange it. Also, if you send it to a professional print shop, and use the word “imposition,” they’ll know what you want to do.

Yay, It still exists: http://osx.iusethis.com/app/cocoabooklet

Thanks for that!

Good question—I need it, too!

90s_kid: the solution is my post above you. It works perfectly. Just print the document to a PDF and use that app.