Microsoft Word Printing

Microsoft Word
Duplex printing
Duplex printing is when your document prints out on both sides of the page. Within MMU the printers are
set to automatically print double-sided, but if you need to print single-sided instead, you can set this in the
printer settings. For example, some student submissions must be printed single-sided for marking.
Printing single-sided documents and changing duplex settings
To print a document on just one side of each page, you must change the duplex setting. To do this:
• Click the file tab on the ribbon
• Select print from the navigation bar on the left of the screen
• Click the print on both sides option – a menu will pop out from which you can choose the setting
you need
• Select the relevant duplex option
o print one sided
o print on both sides – flip pages on long edge
o print on both sides - flip pages short edge
o manually print on both sides
Note: most university printers default to print on both sides (flip pages on long edge).
Collating documents
Collation settings allow you to choose the order in which the pages of your document will come out when
you print more than one copy. When printing multiple copies of long documents, collating will ensure then
each document is ordered correctly. Uncollated printing will mean that multi-page documents are not
printed in order – instead they are grouped by page number.
Changing collation settings
To adjust collation settings:
• Click the file tab on the ribbon
• Select print from the navigation bar on the left of the screen
• Click the collation drop down menu to see all available options
• Select collated or uncollated
Click the duplex drop
down menu to see a list
of available options
Click to select a duplex
option