Printing double-sided pages using Pages

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Printing double-sided pages using Pages

How can I print double-sided pages using Pages? (My printer is capable and set to offer that option, but Pages does not present that option.)

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.2.x) , 8 GB

Posted on Jan 1, 2016 11:06 AM

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VikingOSX

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Jan 4, 2016 10:07 AM in response to MTOLincoln

The ability to print duplex (two-sided) is in the OS X Print panel, not in Pages. Pages File menu : Print… and adjacent to the copies window is a check box for Two-Sided. You then decide from the Layout selection, how those Two-Sided pages are to appear: Long-Edge binding (default), or Short-Edge binding.

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MTOLincoln Author

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Jan 4, 2016 10:18 AM in response to VikingOSX

Thank you for your help. I was able, per your directions, to get the two-sided checkbox option to appear in Pages again. And I've done this before. This option seems to not persist, however. It keeps disappearing on me. I did exit Pages, to test this out, re-opened it, and this time the two-sided option was still there. I'll keep watching it.

I wonder if it's necessary to set the print option through the Pages File menu, as you suggested, and not just from the System Preferences, Printers and Scanners menu, as I had before, when it seemed to not carry over into Pages.

I'll keep experimenting, but thank you for helping me get it going again. 🙂

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Jan 2, 2016 4:52 PM in response to MTOLincoln

This is the first time I have ever chimed in to something like this.

Here goes. I have the latest pages and newest Epson printer and want to print a two sided brochure.

It keeps printing one side upside down.
How can I fix??

Kirby

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VikingOSX

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Jan 2, 2016 6:24 PM in response to kirbyfromok

Re-read my previous post, and your printer's instruction guide. If that printer supports duplex printing, the previous sentence will sort it for you.

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