Automatic Duplexing from Word 2007

[St.John]

Word 2007 does not have a command "automatic" for duplexing as did Word 2003.
You either click manual or book style duplexing. Did the "automatic"
command not transition from 2003 to 2007, or am I missing it?

 

[Stefan Blom]

Whether automatic duplexing is supported depends on your printer. Look in
the printer properties.

 

[St.John]

The same printer works fine with Word 2003 because it has an
"automatic" command whereas I cannot find one on 2007.

 

[Stefan Blom]

Are you saying that you are running Word 2003 and Word 2007 on the same
computer and they still have different printing options? If so, something
strange is clearly going on.

But if you are using a different computer for Word 2007, it may not have the
same printer *driver* installed even if it is using the same printer as the
machine with Word 2003.

 

[St.John]

The 2003 is on my desktop and the 2007 is on a new laptop. Both use vista
and the printer was loaded on both with the same disc. Go figure?

 

[Stefan Blom]

In that case, I don't know what the problem could be. Sorry. :-(

 

[St.John]

Thanks for your interest.

In that case, I don't know what the problem could be. Sorry. :-(

 

[St.John]

A person in the HP tech center informed me that there is a glitch in the
software between word 2007 and my HP printer that will require a patch which
is not yet available.

 

[Stefan Blom]

Thank you for posting this follow-up.

 

[St.John]

Sorry, but the follow-up was in error. While reinstalling my printer I
inadvertently found the missing link: printer>Properties>Device
Settings>Duplex Unit>click install.
Presto: I now have automatic duplexing.

 

[Stefan Blom]

I'm glad you got it sorted. Perhaps the information can help someone else.