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1. For printers without double-sided printing support.
2. For printers with double-sided printing support.
3. Printing on both sides with PDF files.
How to Print Double-Sided A4 Paper in Word, Excel, PDF
1. Double-Sided Printing on A4 Paper in Word, Excel, PDF with a Printer lacking Duplex Support
Step 1: For Word 2003 and Word 2007, press the shortcut Ctrl + P to open the Print dialog. In the Print section, select Odd pages to print odd pages first. Note: Do not check Reverse print order.
For Word 2010 and Word 2013, press the Ctrl + P shortcut, then under Settings, switch from Print All Pages to Only Print Odd Pages.
Step 2: After printing the odd pages, flip all the printed sheets and repeat the process for odd pages, but this time select Even pages for Word 2003, Word 2007, or Only Print Even Pages for Word 2010, Word 2013 to print even pages. Finally, click to select Reverse print order and press OK to print the remaining pages.
- Note:
- Ensure proper orientation while flipping the paper in both directions. To perform this correctly, try printing 1-2 sheets first before proceeding to avoid waste in case of mistakes or mishaps.
2. Double-Sided Printing on A4 Paper in Word, Excel, PDF with a Duplex Printer
- For Word 2003 and Word 2007 versions, use the shortcut Ctrl + P. In Properties, navigate to Finishing and tick the box for Print on Both Sides.
- In Word 2010 and Word 2013, press the shortcut Ctrl + P.
In the Print interface, select your printer.
After choosing the printer, opt for Print on Both Sides instead of the default Print One Sided.
3. Printing PDF Files on Both Sides
To print PDF files on both sides, your computer must have PDF reader software installed, such as Foxit Reader and Adobe Reader. For manual double-sided printing of PDF files, follow the same principles as you would with Word.
- Download Foxit Reader from here.
- Download Adobe Reader from here.
Step 1: First, open the PDF file and click on the printer icon or press the shortcut keys Ctrl + P.
Step 2: For manual double-sided printing of PDF files, follow the same principles as with Word. To print odd pages, select Pages (to mark the pages to be printed, here I'm printing from page 1 to page 20), then choose Odd Pages only (under Subset). Click Ok to print odd pages.
Next, flip the paper in the printer to print even pages. Select Even pages only (under Subset).
Here is a guide on how to print double-sided A4 paper for Work, Excel, PDF that Mytour wants to share with you, which is quite simple and not complex. By following these instructions, you can apply them to most Microsoft Office versions from Microsoft Office 2003, 2007, 2010, 2014, and 2017. With this, you can easily edit and print clear and scientific documents for yourself. In addition, for lengthy Word documents with many pages that you want to print for others to read, double-sided printing is a simple trick to address this issue. Readers can refer to the article on How to set margins for double-sided printing in Word 2003 and apply it to higher versions of Word that we shared earlier.
