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Find out if your printer offers duplex printing To determine if your printer supports duplex printing, consult your printer manual or look for the Two-sided (Duplex Printing) option under Printer Shortcuts in the Printer Properties dialog box on your PC.
Instructions for duplex-printing printers By following a few simple steps, it’s easy to become a double-sided printing pro.
On your PC, go to the Printer Properties dialog box and click on the Printing Shortcuts tab.
In the drop-down list, click Two-sided (Duplex) Printing.
Click on Manually in the Print on Both Sides drop-down list.
Select any other printer settings you choose, then click OK.
Print your pages
Printers with the duplex feature will print odd-numbered pages first (assuming your pages are full-size 8.5" x 11" and not half pages or another size).
Consult your printer manual or print a test sheet if you’re not sure which side—face up or face down—gets printed. To print a test sheet, manually write a letter “A” on the top half of a plain piece of paper. Run it through you printer, face-down, with the “A” still at the top. If the printing appears on the same side of the paper as the “A” and is oriented correctly, you’ll know that your printer prints face-down. If not, adjust accordingly.
Once you’ve printed the odd pages, keep the pages in order and reload them into the printer with the opposite side facing up this time. Make sure the top edge of your pages is the same for both odd and even pages so you don’t end up with upside-down printing on one side. Click OK to print.
Don’t be daunted by a printer that doesn’t have a duplex printing feature; it’s simple to print double-sided manually.
Consult your printer manual or print a test sheet if you’re not sure which side—face up or face down—gets printed. To print a test sheet, manually write a letter “A” on the top half of a plain piece of paper. Run it through you printer, face-down, with the “A” still at the top. If the printing appears on the same side of the paper as the “A” and is oriented correctly, you’ll know that your printer prints face-down. If not, adjust accordingly.
For full-size 8.5" x 11 pages, enter the numbers of odd-numbered pages to be printed (1, 3, 5, and so on) in the Print dialog box.
Load the paper and click OK to print the odd pages.
Keep the pages in order and reload them into the printer, with the opposite side of the stack facing up this time. Make sure the top edge of your pages is the same for both odd and even pages so you don’t end up with upside-down printing on one side.
Enter the even-numbered pages to be printed in reverse order (12, 10, 8. 6, and so on) in the Print dialog box and click OK to print.
To print double-sided booklets, greeting cards, or other projects, consult your printer manual for instructions. You can also find tons of fun ideas with detailed instructions at the HP Activity Center.
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