Printing On Both Sides Of The Paper; Printing On Both Sides Of The Paper Manually - Lexmark E260d Series User Manual

Printing on both sides of the paper

Some models of the printer have automatic duplex / 2-sided printing and other models have manual duplex / 2-sided
printing.
Printing on both sides of the paper
If you want to print two-sided pages for every print job, or for most print jobs, then select Duplex in the Finishing
menu. To access the Finishing menu, do one of the following:
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If the printer is connected to a computer by USB or parallel cable, then open the Local Printer Settings Utility for
Windows or Printer Settings for Macintosh. One of these utilities installs with the printer software.
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For occasional two-sided printing, you can request two-sided printing in the printer software. Do one of the
following, depending on your operating system:
For Windows users
With a document open, click File  Print.
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Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.
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Under the Page Layout tab, select 2-sided printing (duplex).
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Select Long edge or Short edge.
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Click OK.
For Macintosh users
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With a document open, choose File > Print.
If necessary, click the disclosure triangle to see more options.
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From the print options, Copies & Pages, or General pop-up menu, choose Layout.
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From the Two-Sided pop-up menu, choose a duplex setting.
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Click Print.

Printing on both sides of the paper manually

If your printer does not have automatic two-sided (duplex) printing, and you want to print a duplex document, then
you must use the manual duplexing method. This method involves printing the odd-numbered pages, and then
flipping and reloading the stack of paper to print the even-numbered pages on the other side of the sheets.
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To duplex all print jobs, select Duplex in the Finishing menu. To access the Finishing menu, open the Local Printer
Settings Utility for Windows or Printer Settings for Macintosh. One of these utilities installs with the printer
software.
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To duplex a single print job, do one of the following:
For Windows users
With a document open, click File  Print.
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2
Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.
3
Under the Page Layout tab, select 2-sided printing (duplex).
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Select Long edge or Short edge.
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Click Paper.
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