Printing on both sides of the paper is called duplex printing. Most printers offer the option to print automatically on both sides of the paper (Auto Duplex). Other printers provide instructions so that you can manually re-enter pages to print the second side (manual duplexing). First, find out from your printer manual or manufacturer if your printer can print on both sides of the paper (duplexing).
Find out if your printer supports automatic two-sided printing
To see if your printer supports duplex printing, you can check your printer manual or consult your printer manufacturer, or you can do the following:
Click the File tab.
Click Print.
Under Settings, tap Single Sided Printing. If duplex printing is available, the printer is set up for duplex printing.
Notes:
If you are printing on a combination of a copier and printer, and the copier supports duplexing, it probably supports automatic duplex printing.
If you have more than one printer installed, it is possible that one printer supports duplex printing while another does not.
Set up a printer to print on both sides of the paper
If your printer does not support automatic duplex printing, you have two other options. You can use manual duplexing, or you can print odd and even pages separately.
Print with manual duplexing
If your printer does not support automatic duplex printing, you can print all the pages that appear on one side of the paper, and then, when prompted, turn the package over and insert the pages into the printer again.
In Word, do the following:
Click the File tab.
Click Print.
Under Settings, tap 1-Sided Printing, and then tap Manual 2-Sided Printing.
When printing, Word will prompt you to turn the stack to feed the pages to the printer again.
Note: When printing with the manual duplex option, you may want to run a test to determine the correct way to reload pages for the printer you are using.
Printing odd and even pages
You can also use the following procedure for duplex printing:
Click the File tab.
Click Print.
Under Settings, click Print All Pages. Near the bottom of the gallery, tap Print Odd Pages Only.
Click the “Print” button at the top of the gallery.
After the individual pages are printed, flip the group of pages, and then under Settings, tap Print All Pages. At the bottom of the gallery, tap Print Even Pages Only.
Click the “Print” button at the top of the gallery.