Near the start of the eBundle PDF there should be instructions, written by the person who compiled it, stating, among other things, the hardcopy volume number and volume colour if colour coding is to be used in which each range of pages should be bound. It may state that the volume number is printed at the top centre of each page.
If this is not covered in an instructions page then you need to decide now whether the hardcopy is to be in a single volume or, if in more than one volume, which sections will be in which volumes, and whether to print double-sided to save space and weight.
You need to decide whether to use comb binding or 2-D ring binders.
Usually the first page of the eBundle PDF has the title of the bundle such as FINAL HEARING BUNDLE or TRIAL BUNDLE within tramlines in the middle of the page with the case details in the half page above, and with the half page below mainly blank, so you can print the title page and then overprint the volume number in the blank space. Overprint with the volume number in large type - 72 point - like this
2
Volume 2 of 3
If comb binding is being used, the Title Page for each volume is printed on A4 card - of the appropriate colour if colour coding is used - which is then included as the first page within the comb binding as a front cover, with a blank card of the same colour included at the end as the back cover. If you are using 2D-ring binders the Title Page for each volume is printed on paper (with a colour background if colour coding is used) and inserted into the clear pocket on the front cover of a 2D-ring binder of the appropriate size.
Written on the outside spine of each volume should be, in large type, the volume number, and, in smaller lettering, the name of the case (and the words FINAL HEARING BUNDLE etc. if there is space). You don't need to waste space with the word "volume" - if the volume number is of reasonable size it will be obvious that it is a volume number. If you are using comb binding, print on a label and stick it on the plastic comb binding. If using D-ring binders with a clear pocket on the spine, print on card and insert the card in the spine pocket.
For ease of browsing it is common for the PDF page size of pages to not always match the printed size - you can always zoom in on a page in a PDF but printed pages should be readable without a magnifying glass. There should be printing instructions towards the start of the eBundle PDF indicating if any pages are to be printed on A3 paper, or otherwise in any special way, so that you can print those pages as appropriate. A3 sheets are normally folded once.
When printing pages with differing page size requirements, be careful, if printing double sided, that you do not end up with non-consecutive pages either side of the same sheet. For example if pages 1-35,54-64,67-81,87, and 90-98 need to be printed on A4 you need to be careful that the sheet containing page 35 on one side, does not end up having page 54 printed on the other side.
If you have an A3 capable printer with two paper trays you can load A4 paper in one, A3 paper in the other, and then you can use PDF software to temporarily change the PDF page size of pages to be printed on A3 to actually be A3 (if they are not already) and then print a whole run of consecutive pages, double-sided, including both A4 and A3 pages, all in one go by selecting the select paper size by document's page size option.
If, however, you have a printer with only one tray so that you have to print all A4 sheets and then, in a separate print run, print all A3 sheets, you need to take additional steps, if printing double-sided, to ensure that the last page of each range of pages is printed with one side left blank, where that is necessary to force the first page of the next range to be printed recto. One way to do this is simply to print each range separately - i.e.
Print pages 1 to 35 on A4 paper, double-sided
Print pages 54 to 64 on A4 paper, double-sided
Print pages 67-81 on A4 paper, double-sided
Print page 87 on A4 paper, double-sided
Print pages 90-98 on A4 paper, double-sided
Then print the A3 pages:
Print pages 36 to 53 on A3 paper, double-sided, specifying Fit to Printer Margins
Print pages 65 to 66 on A3 paper, double-sided, specifying Fit to Printer Margins
Print pages 82 to 86 on A3 paper, double-sided, specifying Fit to Printer Margins
Print pages 88 to 89 on A3 paper, double-sided, specifying Fit to Printer Margins
A white tab divider with the page number in 16-pt should be inserted at the beginning and end of each volume and, of there are more than 200 pages in the volume, at every 100 pages. So, for example, in the first volume, there will be a tab in front of page 1, marked 1, the next tab in front of page 100 (or just after page 100 if page 100 is verso) marked 100, the next tab in front of 200, etc. and If the last page in the first volume is 275 then a tab marked 275 is inserted just after that. The first tab at the start of the second volume will be marked 276 and then the next tab would be just in front of page 300, marked 300, the next tab in front of 400, and so on. In other words except for the first and last tab in each volume the tabs should be at round page numbers. This makes it easier for the person using the volume to quickly locate any particular page number. Of course it there is only one volume, is not necessary to have number tabs at the start and end of the volume.
Every tab should be printed on both sides.
If D-ring binders are used the cover, when closed, obscures the tabs so with D-ring binders the starting and ending page numbers of each volume should be be added to the title page in the front cover.
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