How to Print Double-Sided Half Pages on a Non-Duplex Printer

Even a non-duplex printer can print double-sided pages.

Printing your documents as double-sided pages with half of your text on one side and the other half on the other side of the page saves paper and gives a more professional appearance to whatever text you want to print and share. Unfortunately, many printers don't come with a duplex feature to print on both sides of the sheet. If you have a non-duplex printer, you can still perform double-sided printing manually by printing the odd-numbered pages first and then printing the even-numbered pages.

Things You'll Need

• Printer paper

Instructions

Epson

1. Open the document you want to print and click the "File" button in the upper left corner of the window. Select the "Print" option and click the "Preferences" button at the right side of the screen.

2. Open the "Page Layout" tab and click the "Double-sided Printing" check box. Click the "Margins" button below the check box. Click the "Left," "Top" or "Right" radio button, depending on where you want the binding of the double-sided page to be placed.

3. Click "OK" to close the Margins window. Click the "OK" button again to start printing your double-sided document. Wait for a window to open prompting you to turn over the sheets of paper.

4. Turn over the sheets, following the on-screen instructions. The procedure will vary, depending on which margin you chose. Click "OK" to print the second side of the pages.

Lexmark

1. Open your document and navigate to the "File" menu at the top of the screen. Click the "Print" option to open a new window.

2. Click the "Properties" button in the upper right corner of the window. Locate the "2-Sided Printing" heading on the left side of the window; it contains the radio-button options for using double-sided printing.

3. Click the "2-Sided Long Edge" radio button if you want to align the margin with the left edge of the paper. Click the "2-Sided Short Edge" radio button if you want to align the margin with the bottom edge of the page. Click "OK" twice to print your document.

4. Flip over the stack of pages, either left to right or up to down, depending on which margin type you selected. Put the stack back into the paper feed tray and click "OK" to print the back half of the pages.

HP

1. Open the "File" menu in your word processing program and click the "Print" option. Locate the "Page Range" heading at the left side of the window and click the "Pages" radio button, located under the heading.

2. Type in each odd-numbered page that you want to print double-sided, separated by commas. For example, type "1, 3, 5, 7" if you want to use the double-sided printing feature on pages 1 through 8.

3. Click "OK" to print the odd-numbered pages. Turn the stack of paper over from the left side to the right side so the unprinted side is facing toward you. Set the stack back into the paper feed tray.

4. Return to the "Print" menu and click the "Pages" radio button again. Type the even numbered pages you want to print into the text box, such as "2, 4, 6, 8". Click "OK" to print the second half of the pages.

Tips & Warnings

• Some printers have different options for using the double-sided printing feature. If you can't locate the feature in the printer’s Preferences menu, check your user manual or navigate to the printer manufacturer's support site.

References

• Epson: Epson Stylus Double Sided Printing
• Lexmark: How to Perform Duplex (2-sided) Printing in Windows to a Lexmark E250/350/352/450
• HP: Print Two Sided Manually