Duplex Printing How ­to Guide

You can print any document double-sided automatically on the HP Color Laserjet 5550 printer, which is located at the service desk.

Mac - On a Mac, the same process holds for Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, Preview, Safari, etc.  It does not matter what kind of document or format you are using.  

1. Open your document in your preferred program
2. Go to File > Print
3. Choose a printer - Choose DMC Color Printer from the printer drop-down menu.
4. From the drop-down menu dividing the print screen (usually Copies & Pages is selected), choose layout.
5. From the Two-Sided drop-down menu, select either Long-Edge Binding or Short-Edge Binding
   1. For a document in portrait orientation, Long-Edge Binding prints both sides top-to-bottom
   2. For a document in landscape orientation, Short-Edge Binding prints top-to-bottom
   3. For a document in Portrait orientation, Short-Edge Binding, prints ne side top-to-bottom and the reverse side bottom-to-top, as they would appear on a legal pad or legal document.
   4. For a document in landscape orientation, Long-Edge Binding prints one side top-to-bottom and the reverse side bottom-to-top, as they would appear when flipping through a calendar.  
6. Hit Print

PC - On a 
PC, 
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 process 
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Microsoft 
Word, 
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Acrobat, 
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etc. 

Microsoft Word

1.  Hit the Office Button > Print > Print
2. Under "Printer", select DMC Color from the drop-down menu.
3. Click "Properties" next to the drop-down menu.
4. Under the printing shortcuts tab, there is a box with the option for Two-Sided (Duplex) Printing.  Select this option.
5. Choose your orientation.
6. From the "Print on both sides" drop-down menu choose either "Yes, flip over" or "Yes, flip up".
   1. Yes, flip over prints both sides top-to-bottom, as they would appear in a book.
   2. Yes, flip up prints one side top-to-bottom and the reverse side bottom-to-top, as they would appear in a legal document or calendar.  
7. Hit "OK" at the bottom of the window.
8. Hit "Print".