Setting Double-Sided Printing as Default on University-Owned Computers (Mac)

This article aims to assist university employees with altering print settings on a university-owned Mac computer in order to print double-sided on leased printers.

1. In order to get to the settings page for double-sided printing, open a Word document (or any other document that you desire to print), choose File, and select Print.

NOTE: Pressing Command and P simultaneously should also pull up the following screen.

Print interaction pop-up showing settings for Microsoft account in Word

2. Click on Copies & Pages and select Layout.

Note: For some newer canon drivers the layout cannot be changed. Check under "Finishing or "Printer features" after clicking the "Copy & Pages" drop-down.

MS Print options, showing to choose Layout

3. Under the Two-Sided: option, select your desired print option. Long-Edge binding turns pages like a book.

MS Print options, showing to choose either Long or Short edge binding


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OwnerHelp Desk K.GroupUW-Milwaukee Help Desk
Created2015-03-12 11:43:08Updated2023-06-05 13:44:56
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