How to create a front and back related documents?

[Guest]

I want to create a document which has 2 pages. The front page is separated
into multiple boxes. Each box will contain different word. When I type the
word into each box, I want to type something on the backside of the box (the
back page). Each box is like a question and the back of the box is the
answer.

I know I can finish the front page first and then the back page. But I
wonder whether there is a way to edit both front and back at the same time.
When I send this to printer, I will print on both sides of a paper.

 

[Jay Freedman]

I want to create a document which has 2 pages. The front page is separated
into multiple boxes. Each box will contain different word. When I type the
word into each box, I want to type something on the backside of the box (the
back page). Each box is like a question and the back of the box is the
answer.

I know I can finish the front page first and then the back page. But I
wonder whether there is a way to edit both front and back at the same time.
When I send this to printer, I will print on both sides of a paper.

There's nothing built into Word to do this. It wouldn't be difficult
for someone with knowledge of Word macro programming to make a
template for it, but it isn't something you would want to tackle as a
first project if you don't have the background.

By the way, don't think in terms of "boxes", especially not "text
boxes" (as in Insert > Text Box), because they would be almost
impossible to get lined up properly. Instead, use a table that you set
to have a fixed column width and row height. Copy the table and paste
it onto the next page (after a hard page break). With the same size
margins on left and right, the tables should match front and back.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP
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