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Print on both sides of the paper

Step 1 of 3

Press Ctrl + P in Word

Or click File › Print.

The simulation shows Windows in English, like most laptops.

  1. Press Ctrl + P in Word

    Or click File › Print.

    CtrlP

  2. Change “Print One Sided” to “Print on Both Sides”

    Choose “flip on long edge” for normal documents.

    SettingsPrint on Both Sides

  3. No such option? Choose “Manually Print on Both Sides”

    Word prints the odd pages first. When asked, put the pages back in and click OK.

    SettingsManually Print on Both Sides

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Technical details (for the curious)

Automatic vs manual duplex

Printers with automatic duplex turn the paper over themselves. Most cheap home printers don’t, so Word prints the first side and you feed the stack back in.

How to put the pages back for side two

On printers that feed from the back: take the printed stack, turn it over (blank side facing you) and keep the top of the pages at the top. Test with 2 pages first.

Long edge vs short edge

Long edge: flips like a book (portrait documents). Short edge: flips like a calendar (landscape documents).

Coming soon

Still not fixed?

In the next update you can tell us what happened, and our AI helper will suggest another way. Until then, restart the device and go through the steps once more.