MakeZines by Storitellah v6.3.0
Made to support This is where we're from
Made to support This is where we're from
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Text editor

every word in the zine, in one place — edits save automatically

Read as a flipbook

Opening your zine…
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Tip: tap the right or left half to turn the page, or use the arrow keys. In Double view you read two facing pages at once. Zoom in to inspect detail — the reader scrolls only when zoomed. Reads on phones and tablets too.
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Download all pages as high-res JPGs

Rendered at 300 DPI from your original photos — not from the screen previews.

Files are numbered in reading order — Project-Name_001.jpg, _002.jpg … and spreads as _Spread-001.jpg. Bleed and page numbers follow your current print settings. Large books take a moment: every page is a full-resolution render.

Print your 16-page zine

Four sheets · printed both sides · folded together · stapled through the spine.

Print order — what actually comes out of the printer
Reading order — what the reader sees
How to print, fold, staple and trim
  1. Print on A4, landscape, 100% scale, margins none, double-sided, flipped on the SHORT edge. Getting this wrong is the single most common mistake — every page will be upside down.
  2. Check before you commit: print on plain paper first, fold it, and read it through. A paper mockup costs one sheet and saves a whole run.
  3. Fold each sheet in half along the dashed centre line, printed side out. Crease with a bone folder or the back of a spoon.
  4. Nest the sheets inside one another in order — sheet 1 outermost, sheet 4 innermost. Sheet 1 carries the covers.
  5. Align the folded edges against a flat surface, tapping the spine square before you staple.
  6. Staple twice through the spine fold, roughly a quarter of the way in from the top and bottom. A saddle stapler reaches the centre; a standard one works if you open it flat and staple over a soft eraser, then close the legs by hand.
  7. Thread stitch instead, if you prefer: pierce three or five evenly spaced holes along the fold with an awl, then sew a pamphlet stitch with waxed linen thread, ending in a square knot around the long stitch inside.
  8. Trim the fore-edge last — the inner pages creep outward as the booklet thickens. A guillotine or a steel rule and a fresh scalpel blade both work; take 2–3 mm off.

Mini zine print

One sheet · eight panels · fold & cut — print it or save as PDF.

Print landscape at 100% scale, margins None, background graphics on. For PDF, choose Save as PDF in the print dialog. Photos keep their exact aspect ratios — the sheet scales uniformly.

How to fold your zine

One sheet · one cut · eight pages. Printed side starts face up.

1 · Long foldFold in half the long way. Crease hard, unfold.
2 · Short foldFold the short way. Crease, unfold.
3 · Doors inwardFold each short side in to the centre. Open flat — eight panels.
✂ 4 · One cutCut only the centre crease between the two middle panels.
5 · Push the endsFold the long way, push both ends to the middle — the slit opens into a plus.
6 · CollapsePress flat with the cover on top. Done — an eight-page zine.
Print landscape at 100%, margins None, background graphics on. With Fill the paper the sheet is borderless — nothing to trim before folding.
Crop photo
Fit the photo to the frame
Zoom
Straighten
Flip
The frame is a mask over your photo. Drag the photo to reposition it, zoom and straighten to taste — your original file is never changed, so you can reset any time.
Drag to move · scroll to zoom · F fit · ⇧F fill · C centre