Printing two pages per sheet of paper

I have a newsletter that is 24 pages long. Each page is 7"h X 8 1/2"w. I print on 8 1/2 X 14 size paper.
In Microsoft Publisher the software would set the layout so that the output was properly ordered. For example the front cover and the back cover printed on the same sheet, and page 2 (inside of the front cover) printed on the same sheet as page 23 (inside of the back cover).
I can't figure out how to do this in Pages. Any thoughts? Thanks.
Mike

Mike,
When you make a booklet you start with a vertical (letter or legal size) page. CocoaBooklet then reduces the pages and turns them side-ways and pairs them appropriately to form a booklet. A legal (14") size page will reduce to fit the 8.5 X 5.5 booklet page size (one letter size sheet side-ways and folded).
Remember, you have to start with a page that is vertical to fit the reduced side-ways page of the booklet and you lay out one page at time, not two pages on one horizontal legal size. I can't find a standard size that will reduce (approx 60%) to fit an 8.5 x 7 in. booklet. Your best bet may be to redesign your newsletter to the smaller width. Then CocoaBooklet should give you what you want. (You have to make your original page over-sized.)
If that is not what you want to do, then I suggest taking blank legal size paper and making a dummy. Assemble the number of sheets you want the finished product to be (6 sheets for 24 pages) and number them. Then disassemble them and you can see what pages must be together on each single sheet. Layout your newsletter accordingly at actual size.
Hope this helps.
Walt

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