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A how-to on printing double sided on an inkjet printer

I know, I know. It should be ridiculously simple. But I only need it every few months, and I always forget how I do it – so I thought I’d post a guide here, for my own sake.

  1. In the “Paper handling” section of the Print window, choose to only print odd pages and reverse page order.
  2. Let the printer finish its job, then put the sheets in with the top towards the printer and with the printed side up.
  3. Back in “Paper handling”, choose only even pages and normal page order.
  4. Let printer finish, pick up sheets and turn them around, and you’ll see page 1 of X perfectly printed double sided pages!

Easy peasy, but has given me enough grief over the years. Anyone know if the paper should have the printed side up and the top facing the printer with most laser printers?

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One Response to “A how-to on printing double sided on an inkjet printer”

  1. Andreas Says:
    February 7th, 2008 at 9:45 pm

    And this is why I love the printer at work which can print double-sided all on its own (in addition to folding and stapling) :)

    Guess the orientation of the paper would differ from printer to printer though… Your guide is a good starting point though, I’ll keep it in mind whenever I need to do some double-side printing at home!

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