Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Reversing Print Order.
When printing your document, Word allows you to print it either forwards or backwards. This is helpful if you have a printer that deposits printed pages one on top of the other, right side up, as they are printed. This is typical with certain models of inkjet and laser printers. When the printing order is reversed, then the final document will be collated properly. To control the printing order, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The advanced options of the Word Options dialog box.
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2017-05-14 18:17:49
Courtenay
my computer manually prints it from the last page to the first. If i do that it will mess up my order of what I'm doing. I have a booklet with 29 pages and i want my title page and table of contents to be back and front, but if my computer wont let me change it, they will be on separate pages. Help
2015-06-16 14:47:35
james
works perfect just wish Microsoft made it easier
2015-03-14 11:45:48
hal m
I reversed print order. I print large fiction files, so reversing page by page has been a chore. Let's hope it works.
Thanks
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