Have you ever worked on a project that seemed to never end? You know those ones where just when you think you’re finished there is another detail that needs to be finished? Or another part that needs to be done? I typically find that when I finish a project like that I’m left feeling kind of blah. I’m so thankful the project is done, but the reward of having it finished just doesn’t feel like it was worth all the work. Those are usually the projects I never want to tackle again. The two page per month 2019 calendars were starting to feel like one of those projects before I finished. But you know what? They are finished and rather than the usual project burnout, I’m feeling over the moon excited by the end result and I cannot wait to share them with you.
The two page per month 2019 calendars are FINALLY ready!
Before we jump straight to the calendars I wanted to make sure to give you a heads up about some of the changes made to these versions. Just like the single page dated 2019 calendars, the two page versions come in both Sunday and Monday start and you have your choice of full and half-size. This year I wanted to make the two page versions optimized for double-sided printing. For the full size versions this just simply meant adding in an extra page at the beginning. The half-size ones were a little more complicated, so be sure to read the printing and assembling instructions carefully. You see why I’m excited right? It may have taken me a few years, but I finally figured out a way to make the half-size calendars print double-sided! But I’ll explain that more down below. For now, here’s the full-size version
Full-Size Two Page Per Month 2019 Calendars
I’m thrilled with how these turned out. Not only are the day boxes a teensy bit bigger, I was also able to add in extra note space. Rather than just leaving a single column for notes, I use the same format as I did for the single page versions and replaced all the empty day boxes with lined notes areas. As always, to download one or both, just click on the picture and be sure to read the printing instructions below.
Full-Size Calendar Printing Instructions
This size is really easy to print. I added in a very simple cover page to keep the printing as easy as I could.
- For Printers with Duplexing Available
- Make sure you have two sided printing turned on
- Make sure that you select long-edge binding from the options for two sided printing, this will ensure that when the printer flips the paper, it does so in right way.
- You might need to go into Advanced Settings, Options, or Printer Settings to find the binding option
- Make sure portrait orientation is selected
- Hit print and your calendars should be just fine.
- For Printers without Duplexing
- You will have to manually flip your pages. I always recommend a test print first just to be sure you’re flipping it the right way.
- Make sure you have the page orientation set to portrait
- Print all odd pages first.
- Once those finish printing, take the stack and flip and/or rotate so that your printer will print on the blank side.
- Print all the even pages
Printing the full size ones are pretty straightforward. Once you have them printed you can add them to your planner or hang them on your wall, however you typically use your calendars.
Half-Size Two Page Per Month 2019 Calendars
I cannot tell you how excited I am to be sharing these half-size ones with you! Not only are they double-sided printing friendly, but I set them up so that once they’re printed you can just fold the pages in half to make a booklet. No cutting needed if you don’t want too.
Just a quick warning before you open the calendars – it will look like none of the months, except for July, line up properly. This is because of how I designed these versions. I promise that once you print and cut (or just fold) them, they will all line up as they should. Make sure to read the printing and assembling instructions below before you print.
Half-Size Calendar Printing Instructions
For anyone who is used to using traveler notebook printables, this will probably be an easy thing for you. For everyone else, I know it looks confusing when you open the file, but it’s actually super easy to do. The printing instructions are almost exactly the same as the ones for full-size with just a couple of changes.
Printing
- For Printers with Duplexing Available
- Make sure you have two sided printing turned on
- Make sure that you select short-edge binding from the options for two sided printing, this will ensure that when the printer flips the paper, it does so in right way.
- You might need to go into Advanced Settings, Options, or Printer Settings to find the binding option
- Make sure landscape orientation is selected
- Hit print and your calendars should be just fine.
- Make sure to keep the pages in the order they come out of the printer.
- For Printers without Duplexing
- You will have to manually flip your pages. I always recommend a test print first just to be sure you’re flipping it the right way.
- Make sure you have the page orientation set to portrait
- Print all odd pages first.
- Once those finish printing, take the stack and flip and/or rotate so that your printer will print on the blank side.
- Print all the even pages
- Make sure to keep the pages in the order they come out of the printer.
Assembling the Calendar
- Keeping the pages in the order they printed, turn them so that the month of July is facing you.
- At this point you can simply fold the whole thing in half, with the two pages of July facing each other.
- Use an elastic, string, or staples to hold the pages together and you have a calendar notebook.
- Or you can cut the pages in half down the middle. (at the 5.5 inches mark)
- Once you’ve cut the pages, grab the left hand stack and flip it over onto the right hand one.
- Hole bunch or bind as usual.
Please note – all printers are different, some settings may not be called the same thing. Also, your printer might print the pages in a different order. If you can not see the full month of July, don’t panic. Carefully look through your pages until you find it. You may need to flip each page to make July show up in the middle. You’ll know you did it right if July is showing on one side of the stack and the cover page is showing on the other.
Fun Fact
This is the second version of this post. The first version ended up being so confusing to write that I realized there was a major flaw in my design for the two page per month calendars. If the instructions for printing and assembling were confusing enough during the writing process that I was feeling lost – I knew that I’d made things more complicated than they needed to be. So I went back to the drawing board and worked on creating an more user friendly version of the half-size two page per month 2019 calendars.
I have my own personal criteria for creating printables aside from needing to serve a purpose and look nice, I strive to make my printables as ink and paper friendly as I can. It would have been much easier to just make the half-size calendars with one printable on each piece of paper, but that would have meant that you’d have to trim each page and that’s a lot of paper that would end up going to waste. In the end, I think the challenge of making it work while still fitting two half-size printables to a page created a more a versatile product in the end.
I can’t wait to see how you use these!
Now It’s Your Turn
I’d love to hear your thoughts on the two pages per month 2019 calendars! Are the printing and assembly instructions clear enough? Do you like the new half-size versions? Drop me a line in the comments below and let me know what you think!
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