Macintosh 10.10—Duplex Printing

As part of the College’s green computing initiative, duplex (double-sided) printing is recommended whenever possible.

  • At the print screen click on Copies & Pages and choose Layout from the drop down list

 

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  • In the drop-down list beside Two-Sided Printing, choose Long-Edge binding

 

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  • Scroll down to Save Current Settings as Preset… to save and use this preset setting in the future

 

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  • Enter a Preset Name (i.e. Duplex) and make sure the preset can be used on all printers

 

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  • Click OK
  • Now the preset named Duplex (or the name you entered) will always be available from the drop down list in the print window
  • Click Print

 

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Note: if the file does not print you may need to activate the duplex feature in the printer setup—see Adding a printer.

 

If you have questions or problems with these instructions, contact the ITS Support Center at support@colby.edu or ext. 4222.