ARCHIVED: At IUB and IUPUI, how can I print in duplex?
- About duplex printing in the IUB and IUPUI STCs
- Duplex color printing
- Duplex printing in a Windows STC
- Duplex printing in a Mac STC
About duplex printing in the IUB and IUPUI STCs
To reduce paper use and to minimize solid waste, duplex printing (i.e., two-sided output) in black and white is available in all UITS Student Technology Centers (STCs) at IUB and IUPUI, and in all Residential Technology Centers (RTCs) at IUB.
For specific STC locations at IUB and IUPUI, see ARCHIVED: Where can I find descriptions of the computing labs at IU?
Unlike single-sided (simplex) printing, you must select duplex printing each time you print. Printing in duplex has no effect on how pages are counted against your printing allotment, which counts letter-sized (8.5"x11") page images, not sheets of paper. Some software applications (e.g., browsers) will automatically add an additional blank page to documents with an odd number of pages to keep unrelated print jobs from running together. The blank page will count against your printing allotment when you print in duplex. If you want to reduce the cost to your printing allotment, consider printing multiple page images on one side of each sheet of paper instead.
Duplex color printing
Color printers are available in a number of STC and RTC locations at IUB; all are duplex-capable. For more, see ARCHIVED: Print in color in the STCs and RTCs
IUPUI does not currently support duplex printing on color printers. For a list of color printers at IUPUI, see ARCHIVED: At IUPUI, where can I print in color?
Duplex printing in a Windows STC
Because each Windows application handles printing a little differently, the appearance of the print window will vary by application. In some cases, there are multiple ways to select the same feature. For instance, in Internet Explorer:
- If the menu bar is visible, select , and then ; if the menu bar is hidden, select from the drop-down menu next to the icon.
- Select .
- Select the tab. If the printer is capable of duplex printing, you will see a box marked .
- Select the appropriate orientation for your duplex output, click , and then click .
In other applications, such as Microsoft Word or Excel:
- Select the tab, and then select
- Select .
- Select the tab. If duplex printing is available, you will see a box marked .
- Select the appropriate orientation for your duplex output. Click to close the window, and then click again to send the output to print.
Remember that, depending upon your printer or application configuration, there may be other, more direct ways of using duplex.
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within the application you are using. You can also ask a consultant for additional assistance.Duplex printing in a Mac STC
- To print in duplex on the default printer, select , and then .
- Change the pull-down menu from to . Select , and then click .
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