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I could be wrong, but could this be a printer issue?
Duplex printing is usually a printer capability issue, requiring some extra cogs and wheels in the paper transport mechanism. Do you want to duplex print on a printer that does not have this as a printer driver feature? Malcolm Wynden
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Stormtrooper is right, it is a printer issue !
We have an HP4000 with a duplexing unit attached & as long as you have the option switched on through the 'Printer Setup...' it prints to both sides fine.
If you're trying to do it without a duplexing unit, then you are entering a "whole world of pain"
Good luck Spencer Window (not a joke name)
We have an HP4000 with a duplexing unit attached & as long as you have the option switched on through the 'Printer Setup...' it prints to both sides fine.
If you're trying to do it without a duplexing unit, then you are entering a "whole world of pain"
Good luck Spencer Window (not a joke name)
I think you'll find that Sashka is looking for an option in Crystal Reports to print odd pages first, then reverse the paper and send it through again, printing the even pages.
I do not know of an easy way to do such a large amount of printing. However, what I usually do to print back-to-back is to start by printing page 1, then reverse the page and print 2 and 3, then reverse page 3 and print 4 and 5, and so on. It's time consuming, but it's the only way I know of to do it on a printer that does not have duplex printing capabilities, or software that does not allow you to print odd and even pages separately.
Actually there is another option. As long as your report doesn't contain too much fancy stuff (e.g. boxes, lines, etc...) you can export the report to a Word document (File > Print > Export > Word for Windows Document, which allows you to print odd and even pages separately. However, you do lose some of the formatting of Crystal Reports.
I do not know of an easy way to do such a large amount of printing. However, what I usually do to print back-to-back is to start by printing page 1, then reverse the page and print 2 and 3, then reverse page 3 and print 4 and 5, and so on. It's time consuming, but it's the only way I know of to do it on a printer that does not have duplex printing capabilities, or software that does not allow you to print odd and even pages separately.
Actually there is another option. As long as your report doesn't contain too much fancy stuff (e.g. boxes, lines, etc...) you can export the report to a Word document (File > Print > Export > Word for Windows Document, which allows you to print odd and even pages separately. However, you do lose some of the formatting of Crystal Reports.
Many copiers will take single sided and convert to duplex, which is a low tech but workable solution. Or an even lower tech solution is to take the even pages and copy them onto the backs of the odd pages. It might be useful to let your boss know how much time you spend doing this, as it might help you get a printer with duplex capability. Malcolm Wynden
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