Problem: Am working on a document in MS Word. If one wants to print a document on both sides of the paper is it an MS word command or is it a printer setting?

This is about double sided printing. There can be two scenarios:

You have a printer that can print on both sides at the same time. In this case, just go ahead and do it.

If you have a printer that can print only one side of page. You will have to print on one side and feed the papers again. This is how I do it

  • Ensure that you are the only person using the printer.
  • Ensure correct pagination.
  • Print all even pages in reverse printing order.
  • Feed the printed papers again to printer.
  • Print all odd pages in forward printing order.

Try a few pages at a time. I do it in sets of 50. Even if you miss a single page, it will be a big mess. Once you get it right and if your printer does not accidentally pick more than one page at a time, it works great. The reduced size is worth the efforts.