I need to format a word document to print duplex, back to front. I want to
set up the document to do this automatically when I print. I know I can print
duplex with my printer but can not figure out how to format a document to do
this. Please help!

SLM wrote:
I need to format a word document to print duplex, back to front. I
want to set up the document to do this automatically when I print. I
know I can print duplex with my printer but can not figure out how to
format a document to do this. Please help!

You cannot "format" a document to print duplex. You must always command the
printer to do it. You can use the File Print Properties dialog (which is
supplied by the printer driver and is different for every make/model of
printer), or you can use macros as explained at
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=116.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
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You don't format the document. You set the print drivers up for it.

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JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]



"SLM" wrote in message
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I need to format a word document to print duplex, back to front. I want to
set up the document to do this automatically when I print. I know I can
print
duplex with my printer but can not figure out how to format a document to
do
this. Please help!

As Jay and JoAnn have pointed out, unfortunately the printer Properties
(even the printer itself) cannot be saved with a specific Word document (you
can save these settings in Publisher). But you can set up shortcuts to
specific printers (with specific properties) and assign them to toolbar
buttons. See http://www.gmayor.com/fax_from_word.htm. Note that you can have
more than one button for a specific printer (one set to duplex and the other
not, for example).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"SLM" wrote in message
...
I need to format a word document to print duplex, back to front. I want to
set up the document to do this automatically when I print. I know I can
print
duplex with my printer but can not figure out how to format a document to
do
this. Please help!