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Printing on both sides helps reduce your paper consumption. Morsa Images / Getty ImagesPrinting two pages per sheet can reduce your paper and postage expenses, especially for larger documents. This method also lets you easily view the overall layout, including headers, footers, page numbers, and more [source: ZDNet].
Follow these steps to print two pages on one sheet in Windows:
- Open the document you want to print.
- Select File and then click on Print from the menu. This will open the Print dialog box.
- In the Print dialog box, go to the Zoom section and choose 2 from the Pages per sheet dropdown menu. Click OK to start printing. If the dialog box does not have a Zoom section, click the Properties button, then go to the Finishing tab, select 2 from the Pages per sheet dropdown, and click OK to confirm [source: ZDNet].
- Click OK to close the Properties window, then click OK again to print the document.
Follow these steps to print two pages on one sheet using a Mac:
- Open the document you want to print.
- Select File to open a dropdown menu.
- Choose Print from the menu to open the Print dialog box.
- Click the triangle next to the Printer dropdown menu.
- From the Print options menu, select Layout.
- Choose the number of pages to print on each sheet from the Pages per Sheet menu [source: Indiana University].
