How do I print a 2 page document, front to back?

[Guest]

I have a 50 page document that I want to print back and front. How do I do
this?

 

[CyberTaz]

To a great extent it depends on the capabilities of your printer. Do a
Search in Word Help using the keyword 'duplex' (without the quotes).

 

[Guest]

Cybertaz is right - if your printer prints 2-sided, then you need to specify
this format in the printer properties. In the Print dialog box, click the
Properties button and look for a "Print on Both Sides" or similar option.

If your printer does not print double-sided, however, you can tell Word to
print all Odd pages, then flip the pages over and have it print all Even
pages. In the Print dialog box, change Print: <All pages in range> to Print:
<Odd pages> / <Even pages>. Depending on how your printer spits out the
pages, the stack of Odd pages may need to be re-ordered so that p. 2 prints
on the back of p. 1, etc. (my printer at home spits them out face-up, so all
I need to do is flip the stack over.)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You shouldn't need to reorder the pages, though, as you can do the second
run with "Reverse print order" selected in Print Options if necessary. Also,
there is a "Manual duplex" setting in recent versions of Word that
semi-automates this process (supposedly--a lot of users seem to have
problems with it).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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