-collate

Make output with multiple copies collated.

Syntax

-collate Y|N

Description

If you are printing multiple copies of a document, the collate option allows you to change the order in which pages are produced. If -collate is not specified for merge, then it takes the collate value from the Form object, which has a default value of Y.

For example, a 3 page document with 2 copies would have the page order: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3. By using -collate Y, the page order will become: 1,2,3,1,2,3. Merge considers each collated copy its own document.

This option overrides the Form object's collate setting in Design. It can be used with all print and PDF output configurations. 

See Also
-numcopies