A 4-page funeral program from one sheet of paper
One sheet printed on both sides and folded once makes four pages: the cover, two inside pages for the running order and the words of a reading or hymn, and the back page for thanks, bearers and the reception.
How the pages sit on the sheet
The print-ready PDF places the pages like this, so that printing both sides and folding gives the pages in reading order. The dashed line is the fold.
| US Letter | A4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sheet size | 8.5 x 11 in | 210 x 297 mm |
| Folded page size | 5.5 x 8.5 in (half letter) | 148 x 210 mm (A5) |
| Sheets per copy | 1 | 1 |
| Lines of hymn verse per page at 11pt | 36 | 35 |
| Pages for the running order and words | 2 | 2 |
Printing it at home
- Open the print-ready PDF and choose Print.
- Set the scale to 100% or "Actual size", not "Fit to page", so the fold lands in the middle.
- Choose two-sided printing and flip on short edge. The sheets are landscape, and flipping on the long edge prints the inside upside down.
- Print one copy first, fold it and check the pages run 1 to 4.
- Fold along the middle. No staples are needed.
Printers without two-sided printing can print the odd sheets, turn the stack over and feed it back in. Test with one copy, because printers differ in which way the paper needs to go back in.
At a print shop
Give the shop the print-ready PDF and ask for it printed double-sided on one sheet per copy and folded, at actual size. If the shop prefers to arrange the pages itself, give it the page-by-page PDF instead and ask for a 4-page folded program on US Letter or A4 sheets. Neither file needs bleed, because nothing is printed to the edge of the page.
Make your booklet in this format. The free preview is the same print-ready PDF with a watermark, so you can test-print it first.
Make a 4-page program