Printing on both sides in Word, PDF, Excel

Nowadays, when printing documents, users often opt for double-sided printing instead of single-sided, contributing to both paper and cost savings when printing outside the office.

Guide on how to print on both sides in Word, PDF, Excel

Mytour has previously shared various tricks, including double-sided printing in Word. This article not only covers double-sided printing in Word but also provides guidance on double-sided printing in PDF and Excel. Offering readers a complete understanding of double-sided printing in PDF, Word, and Excel.

How to Print on Both Sides in Word, PDF, Excel

1. Guide to Double-Sided Printing with Word

Guide on Double-Sided Printing in cases where the printer supports it

Step 1: Firstly, Mytour will guide you on double-sided printing in Word when your printer supports the automatic paper scrolling feature. Open the Word file and click on File.

Note: We are using Word, Excel 2016, so readers can follow along using Office 2013, 2016 versions.

Step 2:

Next, click on the Print option. Choose your printer first and keep the interface as it is.

Step 3: Look down and find the Print one Sided section. Click on it and change it to Print on Both Sides to enable double-sided printing in Word.

There are two crucial parameters to note, Even Page for printing even pages and Odd Page for printing odd pages.

Step 3: You can print odd pages first with Odd Page, then print pages 1, 3, 5, 7, 9... After printing, flip the paper over and insert it. Then select Even Page to continue printing.

Here is a guide for double-sided printing for printers without automatic duplexing.
 

2. Guide for double-sided printing with Excel

When the printer lacks support

As this feature is absent in Excel, we need an alternative solution: convert Excel to PDF. With the PDF format, double-sided printing becomes a breeze.

Step 1: Start by clicking on Save as and choose the location to save this file.

Step 2: Next, select the Save as type as PDF, give the file a name, and click Save.

Next, explore our guide on printing double-sided in PDF.

Guide to Double-Sided Printing in PDF

Step 1: Right on the PDF Menu bar, choose the printer icon as shown below.

Step 2: In the Print Range section, select Page and then specify the page numbers if the document is too lengthy.

Here are two familiar options Exclusive to Odd Pages for odd-numbered pages and Exclusive to Even Pages for even-numbered pages.

Step 3: If you choose Odd Pages Only, it will print pages 1, 3, 5, 7, etc. Take a look at the preview image next to it.

Conversely, with Odd Pages, select Even Pages Only, and you'll notice the preview image corresponding to the even-numbered pages change in the PDF.

Step 4: If your printer supports double-sided printing, simply click on the Print on Both Sides of Paper option below.

Here's a guide on double-sided printing in Mytour for Word, PDF, and Excel. We hope this article helps you understand how to print double-sided with common document formats.

In the previous article, we explained how to convert Excel to PDF easily. But what about Word to PDF? Why not check out our guide on converting Word to PDF for more specific instructions.