Instructions for Printing and Binding the Region Field Guide
The field guide document is made up of three sections – each is a separate file:
1. R#FG_Cover.doc
2. R#FG.doc
3. R#FG_appendix.doc
The document is designed to be printed on “write-to-rain” paper and bound at the top.
Printing and Binding
The field guides are designed to be printed with 2 pages side-by-side on a standard
8-1/2 x 11-inch page and bound at the top.
 Under file in Microsoft Word, choose print, then choose “2 pages per sheet” in the
“zoom” box.
 In the lower left corner of the print box, click the drop down arrow at the “Print”
option and choose “odd pages.”
 Print the pages single-sided so the printed sides have pages 1 and 3, 5 and 7, 9 and 11,
and so on.
 Repeat the printing procedures for the even pages.
 Sort the odd and even pages in numeric order.
 Once sorted, photocopy the printouts double-sided. You’ll have to experiment with
your copier as each copies double-sided differently.
 Cut the pages down the center and sort them.
 Go through the pages as if they were bound at the top flipping each page over to
make sure the pages are in the correct order and the page numbers are at the bottom.
 If desired, place a colored piece of paper between the field guide body and the
appendices.
 A spiral binding at the top is best.
Note: If you have a Kinkos or other print shop available, you might want to save some
time and hassle and have them print it. It costs about $4 per guide with regular paper and
a hard cover/back.