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Using both sides of a print paper (or duplex printing) is one way to help save Mother Earth without having to join Green Peace or start holding protest marches in your neighborhood. Printing on both sides of a paper, even when you're color printing saves paper, trees and helps reduce waste, besides.
Although it may seem difficult at first, printing on both sides of a print paper is quite simple and easy to do. All you need is common sense, the drive to do so and these practical tips listed below.
Automatic Duplex Printing
Look for a printer with a duplex printing function. This is probably the easiest way to print on both sides of a paper. Many printers have this feature, since it has practically become standard in all the new printers available. All you have to do is set it up for duplex printing by changing the settings in your computer. Simply go to Printers & Faxes, click on Properties, go to Printer Defaults and then tick off the box next to the words "print on both sides." When you print multiple pages, your printer will automatically print all the even-numbered pages at the back of the odd-numbered ones. How's that for simplicity?
Manual Duplex Printing
If you do not have a printer with a duplex printing feature, then do this manually. It doesn't take much effort, really--especially after you get used to it. Imagine the paper and the energy you save once you know how to use both sides of print paper when printing.
When printing large amounts of text or pages from Microsoft Word, you first have to print all the odd-numbered pages and then flip the print paper you used. You can then print all the even-numbered pages at the back of them. To start, click on File then go to the Print option. You can then select Odd Pages from the Print menu and proceed with printing. After your printer is done printing on all the pages, you can then flip these pages around and select Even Pages to complete the task.
But how do you know which end to insert in your printer, you ask? Usually, your printer's manual will tell you how to orient your print paper so that it prints on the correct side when you try to print on both sides. Otherwise, you can run a simple test on your own. First, get a blank piece of print paper and draw an arrow pointing up or away from you. Insert this paper into your printer (remember that the arrow should be pointing toward the printer). Then, print out a document--your text should fill up the whole page. Insert the paper again so you can print on the blank side. It should take you a bit of trial and error before you get the orientation right. You can then check, based on the arrow you drew, how to insert your paper for duplex printing.
Help save paper, trees and the environment as well, by using duplex printing. Choose a printer that has this function, or do this yourself. We hope that the simple guide above can help you do your part to help Mother Earth.
