: How to format a booklet in Photoshop I need to create an A5 booklet (by folding A4 sheets), and the only tool at my disposal at the moment is Photoshop, since I haven't got InDesign on the

@Alves566

For Photoshop, A4 or A5 in a landscape format, at minimum 300dpi/ppi (because you're printing it):

Under Preferences > Guides, grids and slices make gridlines at every 50 PERCENT. typically with subdivisions every 1 unit.

Now when you go View > Show > Grid you will get a clear subdivision of your page. If you need it to be 3 fold, simply show place your lines every 33.33%.

After that it's simply just placing things where you want them, bearing in mind that the grid in the center is where your fold will be.

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@Marchetta832

As others have said, terrible situation to do it in Photoshop.

Possible solution:


Use guides to set up your A4 page spread and layout, margins etc.
Make folders for each spread to keep things organized.
Set up a template folder with textboxes and image masks to re-use.
Use layer comps to "bookmark" each spread once you are done laying them out.
Name the layercomps according to the spread (e.g. 2-3, 4-5)
Export with Script > layer comps to files

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@Cooney243

That's a miserable situation.

How many pages? I would set it up in single reader's spreads and let your poor printer figure out the rest.

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