[Tex/LaTex] Print front page on a single piece of paper without adding empty pages to PDF

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Some people use empty pages to make sure that the front page gets printed on a single piece of paper (example).

I think this is a bad solution, as some people might want to print every page on a new piece of paper. They will get some empty pieces of paper. It is also bad for people who read the document in a PDF-reader.

Is there another possibility to make sure that the front page (or other pages) get printed on a new piece of paper without adding an empty piece of paper?

Best Answer

At the highest level here, you have only two options: oneside or twoside.

  • Avoid inserting blank pages manually; use \cleardoublepage if needed. (memoir has \cleartorecto and \cleartoverso.)

  • If you're going to print on just one side of the paper, use oneside

  • If you're going to print on two sides of the paper, use twoside

  • Using twoside, other options such as openany can reduce the number of blank pages

  • PDFs are pretty awful for screen reading, but if you're going to do that, then use oneside, since the layout stays the same 'shape' when you turn from even to odd pages and vice versa.

Oh, and if it's not 'you', then ask your audience and offer them both options.

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