FilBot3 · January 12, 2023 14:28 · Jun 30, 2022 · Jun 30, 2022 · Jun 17, 2022
diff --git a/printing-pdfs-as-booklets.md b/printing-pdfs-as-booklets.md
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ Now, run the script `podman-texlive.sh mydocument.pdf` and it will convert that
 
 * Open the PDF viewer of choice, this can be Evince, Okular, or LibreOffice Draw. 
 * Then, when printing the document, choose to print all pages, but choose the odd pages first.
-* If not using `--short-edge`, simply take the stack of paper and put it back in the paper tray without rotating it.
-* If using `--short-edge`, rotate the stack of paper and put it back into the paper tray.
+* If using `--short-edge`, simply take the stack of paper and put it back in the paper tray without rotating it.
+* If **not** using `--short-edge`, rotate the stack of paper and put it back into the paper tray.
 * In the PDF Viewer, print all even pages.
 
 This should print the booklet and be ready to be folded and stapled. 

diff --git a/printing-pdfs-as-booklets.md b/printing-pdfs-as-booklets.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ podman run \
   --hostname="texlive" \
   docker.io/texlive/texlive:latest pdfbook2 \
     --outer-margin=0 \
-    --inner-margin=0 \
+    --inner-margin=50 \
     --top-margin=0 \
     --bottom-margin=0 \
     $@

diff --git a/printing-pdfs-as-booklets.md b/printing-pdfs-as-booklets.md
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Printing PDFs as booklets
+
+## Overview
+
+Printing a PDF as a booklet helps reduce the page count needed to print, and also make the PDF able to be travel sized. The size of where it becomes unusable is up to you. However, if it's too big to fold and staple, then you shouldn't do this. 
+
+## Requirements
+
+* Podman or Docker
+
+## Setup
+
+This will require that the file name not include spaces. If the file does have spaces, rename it with underscores or hyphens.
+
+## Usage
+
+### Converting
+
+Pull/Download the [TexLive](https://hub.docker.com/r/texlive/texlive) Docker Image.
+
+```bash
+podman pull docker.io/texlive/texlive:latest
+```
+
+Now, we'll mount the current working directory into the running container and then convert the file.
+
+Create a script with the following contents.
+
+```bash
+# podman-texlive.sh
+podman run \
+  --rm \
+  --mount="type=bind,src=$(pwd),dst=/workdir,shared=relabel" \
+  --workdir="/workdir" \
+  --privileged \
+  --userns=keep-id \
+  --name="texlive" \
+  --hostname="texlive" \
+  docker.io/texlive/texlive:latest pdfbook2 \
+    --outer-margin=0 \
+    --inner-margin=0 \
+    --top-margin=0 \
+    --bottom-margin=0 \
+    $@
+```
+
+This will execute `pdfbook2` from the TexLive suite in the container. It will remove any margins that the application adds by default. By default, `pdfbook2` will make the odd pages face down or normal, and even pages will be face up or upside down. This makes printing easier with single-side printers without having to rotate the pages. 
+
+Including the `--short-edge` flag will make `pdfbook2` make all the pages face the same way. Using this method, you'll need to rotate the stack of papers before printing on the other side.
+
+Now, run the script `podman-texlive.sh mydocument.pdf` and it will convert that PDF into a booklet PDF.
+
+### Printing
+
+* Open the PDF viewer of choice, this can be Evince, Okular, or LibreOffice Draw. 
+* Then, when printing the document, choose to print all pages, but choose the odd pages first.
+* If not using `--short-edge`, simply take the stack of paper and put it back in the paper tray without rotating it.
+* If using `--short-edge`, rotate the stack of paper and put it back into the paper tray.
+* In the PDF Viewer, print all even pages.
+
+This should print the booklet and be ready to be folded and stapled. 
+
+You may need to modify the margins or fit to page settings of the PDF Viewer's printing preferences as it may add MORE margin that you don't want. I recommend print previewing, or only print 2 to 4 pages so you're not wasting a lot of paper.
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