This article demonstrates how to print double-sided (or two sided or duplex printing) on a Mac. PDF lets you print two-sided if your printer supports that feature. You may want to consider printing on both sides of the paper to save paper. Here is how:
- Open the PDF file you want to print.
- Choose File > Print.
- Click the Printer button.
- Select “Two-Sided” option and click the Show Details option.
- You may change layout and/or binding options, if you like. Select the Long Edge binding if you want your document to be like a book and select the Short Edge biding option if you want your document to be like a legal pad.
- Click Print, and then click OK to print.
- You may save this as your default setting by creating a print options preset. To do this, open the Preset menu, choose “Save Current Settings as Presets…”
Give it a name (e.g., Double Sided) and then, click OK.
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Hi,
I tried this but the “two-sided” option is set to “off” and is grey so I can’t click it. Im using a macbook pro w. the newest OS X and the samsung C460 series as printer. I thought printing double sided would be possible w. this printer. Can anyone help?
thanks,
Wouter