How do I enable automatic double-sided printing for my product in Windows or on my Mac?

  • See below.

    Selecting Double-sided Printing Settings - Windows

    You can print on both sides of the paper by selecting one of the 2-sided printing options on the Main or Page Layout tab. (Some options are not available on the Main tab.)

    Automatic double-sided printing is only available if you have loaded plain paper in these sizes: Letter (8.5 × 11 inches [216 × 279 mm]) and A4 (8.3 × 11.7 inches [210 × 297 mm]).

    Note: Some options may be unavailable, depending on other settings you have chosen.

    1. Click the Page Layout tab.
    2. Select one of the 2-sided printing options:
      • Select the Auto checkbox to automatically print your double-sided print job.
      • Select the Manual checkbox to print your double-sided print job manually by printing one side and flipping the paper over to print the other side (recommended for paper types that do not support automatic duplexing).
    3. Select the Folded Booklet checkbox if you want to order the pages of your double-sided print to create a single-fold booklet.
    4. Click the Settings button. You see this window:



    5. Select the binding options you want to use.
    6. Click OK to return to the Page Layout tab.
    7. Click the Adjust Print Density button. You see this window:



    8. Select the type of document you are printing as the Document Type setting. The software automatically sets the Adjustments options for that document type.
    9. If you selected the Manual document type, select the Adjustments options you want to use.
    10. Click OK to return to the Page Layout tab.
    11. Print a test copy of your double-sided document to test the selected settings.
    12. Follow any instructions displayed on the screen during printing.

    Selecting Double-sided Printing Settings - Mac OS X

    You can print on both sides of the paper by selecting Two-sided Printing Settings from the pop-up menu on the print window.


    Note: Some options may be pre-selected or unavailable, depending on other settings you have chosen or if you are accessing the product over a network. This screen may be different, depending on the version of Mac OS X you are using.

    1. Select one of the Two-sided Printing options.
    2. Select the type of document you are printing as the Document Type setting. The software automatically sets the Adjustments options for that document type.



    3. If necessary, customize the Adjustments settings as instructed on the screen.
    4. Print a test copy of your double-sided document to test the selected settings.
    5. Follow any instructions displayed on the screen during printing.
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