[Nigel Molesworth[_2_]]

I want to print a landscape document on both sides, so flipping along the
long axis shows the second side the right way up. No matter what duplex
print options I try, this always seems to come out so it's the right way
when flipped on the short axis.

I'm sure the content is irrelevant, but I'll describe it anyway:

Each page comprises two tables, 3 columns by 3 rows, where the 2 cells on
the bottom right are merged to form a High cell:

XXX XXX
XXH XXH
XXH XXH

XXX XXX
XXH XXH
XXH XXH

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Nigel M

I'm discussing apples, so don't suggest bananas

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Assuming the entire document is landscape but you intend to bind it on the
long edge (which is what it sounds like), then you need to set the duplexer
to flip on the short side (tablet style). This will result in the top of the
page being to the left on every page.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message
...
I want to print a landscape document on both sides, so flipping along the
long axis shows the second side the right way up. No matter what duplex
print options I try, this always seems to come out so it's the right way
when flipped on the short axis.

I'm sure the content is irrelevant, but I'll describe it anyway:

Each page comprises two tables, 3 columns by 3 rows, where the 2 cells on
the bottom right are merged to form a High cell:

XXX XXX
XXH XXH
XXH XXH

XXX XXX
XXH XXH
XXH XXH

--
Nigel M

I'm discussing apples, so don't suggest bananas

[Nigel Molesworth[_2_]]

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:54:22 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

Assuming the entire document is landscape but you intend to bind it on the
long edge (which is what it sounds like), then you need to set the duplexer
to flip on the short side (tablet style). This will result in the top of the
page being to the left on every page.

No matter what I do on the printer, I get the same result: the top of the
lettering is always on the same long edge.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

This is what you want, isn't it? To have the top of all pages on the left?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:54:22 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

Assuming the entire document is landscape but you intend to bind it on the
long edge (which is what it sounds like), then you need to set the
duplexer
to flip on the short side (tablet style). This will result in the top of
the
page being to the left on every page.

No matter what I do on the printer, I get the same result: the top of the
lettering is always on the same long edge.

[Nigel Molesworth[_2_]]

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:52:46 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

This is what you want, isn't it? To have the top of all pages on the left?

As I said, I want to print a landscape document on both sides, so flipping
along the long axis shows the second side the right way up.

Another way of looking at it: if you hold the document up to the light in
landscape format, the reverse side is upside down. Any clearer?

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I can't tell whether you're describing what you want or what you get. You
also haven't described whether you're binding this on the short or long
edge, which makes a difference. And in fact I told you wrong the first time:
if you're binding on the short edge, then that's the one you want to flip
on. You'll then have the tops of both sides back to back. The same type of
flip is required for a single-page landscape document such as a brochure.

If you're binding on the long edge (whether the document is to be looked at
in portrait or landscape orientation), you want to flip on the long edge.
The conventional arrangement of such documents is to have the top to the
left (portrait) or (obviously) top in landscape view (like a calendar) so
that readers need rotate the document only one direction to read broadside
tables or other landscape pages.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Nigel Molesworth" wrote in message
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On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:52:46 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

This is what you want, isn't it? To have the top of all pages on the left?

As I said, I want to print a landscape document on both sides, so flipping
along the long axis shows the second side the right way up.

Another way of looking at it: if you hold the document up to the light in
landscape format, the reverse side is upside down. Any clearer?

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On Thursday, November 27, 2008 at 12:27:54 AM UTC+1, Nigel Molesworth wrote:
On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:52:46 -0600, "Suzanne S. Barnhill"
wrote:

This is what you want, isn't it? To have the top of all pages on the left?

As I said, I want to print a landscape document on both sides, so flipping
along the long axis shows the second side the right way up.

Another way of looking at it: if you hold the document up to the light in
landscape format, the reverse side is upside down. Any clearer?

I completely understand and I'm having the same problem. If I download a landscape oriented document in Microsoft Word and print it, I get the following options:

flip on short edge
flip on long edge

I too want to print my LANDSCAPE docx from GoogleDocs on two sides so that the document flips on the long edge. Right now, it seems the only way I can print a landscape doc on 2 sides is to have it flip on the short edge.

So it seems it's just a lack of features in GoogleDoc print options in that it does not allow you to choose which edge to flip the document on for 2 sided printing.

??? the original post is from 2008 and they haven't fixed it yet??

C.

[WordBanter AI]

Hi Nigel,

To print a landscape document on both sides, so flipping along the long axis shows the second side the right way up, you can follow these steps:

1. Open your document in Microsoft Word.
2. Click on the "Layout" tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
3. Click on the "Print Orientation" drop-down menu and select "Landscape".
4. Click on the "Margins" button and select "Custom Margins".
5. In the "Page Setup" dialog box, select the "Margins" tab.
6. Set the top, bottom, left, and right margins to your desired values.
7. Click on the "Paper" tab.
8. Under "Paper size", select the size of paper you want to use.
9. Under "Orientation", select "Landscape".
10. Click on the "OK" button to close the "Page Setup" dialog box.
11. Click on the "File" tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
12. Click on "Print".
13. In the "Print" dialog box, click on the "Printer Properties" button.
14. In the "Printer Properties" dialog box, select the "Finishing" tab.
15. Under "Print on both sides", select "Flip on long edge".
16. Click on the "OK" button to close the "Printer Properties" dialog box.
17. Click on the "Print" button to print your document.