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To enable double sided printing (or check if it is enabled) you need to check some options under print.
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===On a PC===
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#Go to the File menu
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#Select Print
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#From the dialogue box that shows up, select Properties
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#Select the Finishing tab from the group of tabs at the top of the dialogue box
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#To enable double sided (duplex) printing, make sure the box for "print on both sides" is checked.
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#Click ok
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#If you are ready to print, click ok again, otherwise click cancel
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===On a Mac===
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#Go to the File menu
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#Select Print
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#From the bottom drop down menu, select Layout
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#Select if you wish to print long edged double-sided (like a book), short edge, or not at all (off)
  
Most if not all of the laser printers have a duplex option to print on both sides of the page. It should be on the menu of Options in your print dialogue box (under Layout on my Mac OSX). They also have a draft option that uses less toner and works just fine for most purposes. (EconoMode - Save Toner under Image Quality on my particular menu.) On a Mac, you should be able to [[save these two choices as a Preset option]] that you can choose off a menu in one step if you want to, rather than having to go through setting the choices up again every time. In Windows, you need to [[select alternate printer options]] each time you print.
 
  
 
[[Category:Print & Copy]]
 
[[Category:Print & Copy]]

Revision as of 10:54, 5 September 2007

Printing on both sides of the page

To enable double sided printing (or check if it is enabled) you need to check some options under print.

On a PC

  1. Go to the File menu
  2. Select Print
  3. From the dialogue box that shows up, select Properties
  4. Select the Finishing tab from the group of tabs at the top of the dialogue box
  5. To enable double sided (duplex) printing, make sure the box for "print on both sides" is checked.
  6. Click ok
  7. If you are ready to print, click ok again, otherwise click cancel

On a Mac

  1. Go to the File menu
  2. Select Print
  3. From the bottom drop down menu, select Layout
  4. Select if you wish to print long edged double-sided (like a book), short edge, or not at all (off)