Can't impose my InDesign CS3 document

Hey gang,
I miss InBooklet.
I used to be able to impose to a new InDesign document. In CS3, I can't.
I now must use Print Booklet to make an imposed output. But that forces me to print to Adobe PDF; thus rasterizing the resulting PDF.
Is there an alternative plug-in?
Waah!
Mike Witherell in Washington DC

Hey Bob,
>The stock question is still...Why would you want an imposed InDesign document?
It is really for the office user; not the commercial printer. They want to take the job to impose, print, fold, and finish ... themselves. Or else, they simply want to make a dummy copy to supply with the files to the commercial printer. Nowadays, you know, you can make color-accurate dummy copies. Your inkjet or Xerox can do faithful color equal to the inkjet proof the printing company is going to hand back to you.
Peter, you can parse it fine, if you want, but in CS3, I have fewer options than I had in CS2. Going forward, I want more, not less. And there is always the "odd" scenario out there, even if most of the time it doesn't make a difference.
Mike Witherell in Maryland

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