Microsoft Word – arguably the best word processor out there for computers – certainly supports duplex printing, but whether or not you can print double sided on Word actually depends on whether or not your printer supports duplex printing. Most printers today come with support for automatic duplex printing – wherein the user doesn’t have to do anything and the printer automatically prints the entire document double sided. Some printers only support manual duplex printing, in which the printer prints half the document and then provides instructions to the user to manually reinsert the printed pages into the printer to print the second side of the document. Some printers, however, don’t support duplex printing in any shape or form, and it is in such cases where you will simply have to improvise. Duplex printing isn’t some form of rocket science – Microsoft made a point of making it easy for users to print on both sides of a page in Word. However, duplex printing does work a bit differently on Word 2007 than it does on all of its successors. Without further ado, however, here’s how you can print double sided on Word:
On Microsoft Word 2007
If you’re using Word 2007 and want to check to see if your printer supports automatic duplex printing, all you need to do is click on the Microsoft Office logo in the top-left corner of the window, click on Print > Properties and look through all of the tabs in the Document Properties dialog for options to print on both sides of paper. These options can be named anything from duplex printing and automatic duplex printing to two-sided printing – both the name of this option and the layout of the Document Properties window varies from one printer to the next, so there is no universal rule of thumb. If you do find options for automatic duplex printing in the Document Properties window, you can use them to automatically print on both sides of paper. If no such options exist for you, you can still use the following methods to print double sided on Word:
Method 1: Manual duplex printing
As soon as you do so, the document will begin printing. Word will print half the document on one side of the sheets of paper and, once done, prompt you to turn the stack of printed sheets of paper over and re-feed them to the printer so that Word can print the other half of the document on the other side of the sheets of paper. Method 2: Print odd pages on one side, and then even pages on the other This method works on the same basic principle as Method 1, but requires a bit more manual labor and thought on the user’s part.
On Microsoft Word 2010, 2013 and 2016
The following are the three methods you can use to print documents double sided if you’re using Word 2010, 2013 or 2016:
Method 1: Automatic duplex printing
Method 2: Manual duplex printing
If your printer does not support automatic duplex printing, you can still print double sided manually. In order to do so, simply: Once half the document has been printed on one side of the sheets of paper, Word will prompt you to turn the stack of printed sheets of paper over and re-feed them to your printer so that the rest of the document can be printed on the empty sides.
Method 3: Print odd pages on one side, and then even pages on the other
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