Pagination and Layout

[Searcher1851]

I am very new to Affinity Publisher so it may be that I just have not approached the menusw correctly.

 

I regularly publish an 8pp A6 brochure, which I print 4 pages to view on oversized A4 paper, fold stitch and trim to size.  The two page spreads must of course be pages 1 & 8, 2 & 7, 3 and 6, 4 & 5.  

The four pages to view are 1 & 8 with 4 & 5. See illustration attached, likewise with the relevant inside pages.

I have been doing this for ages with Illustrator and Photoshop, but have been looking for a publishing program which can do the heavy lifting for me. the nearest I have got is the dreaded Microsoft Publisher which at least can deal with the 2 page spreads. 

Have I missed out somewhere that Affinity Publisher can do this?

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Edited November 11, 2018 by Searcher1851
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[fde101]

Create the document with the A6 page size, most likely with facing pages enabled.

After designing the document, go to File/Print:

• Set the paper size to A4
• Under Document Layout choose Booklet.
• Under Bleed and Marks, check Include printers marks at least Include crop marks should already be checked)

 

[Searcher1851]

Thank you for helping, but your answer did not provide a solution.  After trying several configurations on the lines you suggested, The only result was to print 2 page spreads instead of 4 page spreads. The booklet option seems to work the same as in Microsoft Publisher - it sorts out the pagination but does not allow for the rotation of pages to achieve an imposition which will enable 8pp - fold - stitch and trim.

What I don't want to do is to set up the pages, drag them into Photoshop and place the pages correctly orientated onto a larger canvas or artboard.  If that is the route - which is what I do now, I may as well stick with Photoshop all the way through.

Thanks again for trying, 

PS I have "Notify me of replies checked" but received no notification that anyone had replied - so I apologise for not responding earlier.