How do I Get My HP Printer to Print Double Sided?

How to Print Double Sided on HP Printer -

You all must be trying hard to print double sided pages. Don't you? Not to get upset as this simple answer guides you the simple steps to use HP printer to print double sided papers or documents.

In fact, you can use your Windows or Mac computer to print a document on both sides of a printing page. If in case your printer doesn't feature double-sided printing, you can manually set up HP printer double sided printing setting with the help of this useful guide.

This guide is particularly for HP printer to print double sided connected through a Mac computer.

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Phase 1: Set up the Dual Side Print Job

Step 1 : Open the document print settings and setup the duplex print job.

Step 2 : Make sure that there is no page ordering issues while printing. So, load enough blank paper into the printer input tray and fully complete your print job.

Step 3 : Open the document you want HP printer to print double sided. If required, click Print >> File >> Show Details.

Step 4 : Select the Two-Sided option from the print dialog box.

If you find Two-Sided displays, this means your printer supports automatic duplexing. Tick the checkbox, click Layout option under the unnamed print options menu. Under the Two-Sided menu, select a binding option and then click on Print.

If Two-Sided option isn't available, continue with the following steps and manually print on both sides of the document.

Step 5 : Select the type of your printer paper tray and click over Continue button to jump to the next step.

Step 6 : From the unnamed menu shown at the center of the window, select Paper Handling option. Click on Odd Only from the Pages to Print menu.

Step 7 : Based on your printer type, select one of the below settings from the Page Order menu:

• Rear loading paper tray: Select Automatic
• Front loading paper tray: Select Reverse

Step 8 : Lastly, Click the Print button.

Step 9 : Once all the pages are printed successfully, remove extra unprinted paper remaining from the input tray. Next, continue to the next step.

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Phase 2: Print the Other Side of Your Document Pages

Next, print the other side of the document and reload the page bundle into the input tray. According to printer type, check the printer type, the number of pages you have loaded and the print settings.

For Rear Loading Paper Input Tray-

• To make HP printer to print double sided, choose document type as a booklet or like a tablet. Reload print pages into the input tray and setup print job function.
• Choose how you want to read the two-sided document like a booklet (flip pages along the long edge) or like a tablet (flip pages on the short top edge).
• Next, remove the first side pages from the output tray. Further, tap the stack on a flat surface in order to align the pages, and then properly load them into the input tray.
• For booklet mode reading, flip the pages so as the printed side is facing down and load them top edge down.
• For tablet mode reading, flip the pages over so as the printed side is facing down and load them top edge up.
• Next, return to the Print menu of the document, and select Even Only from the Pages to Print menu.
• Select Automatic type from the Page Order menu.
• Lastly, select Print option.

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For Front Loading Paper Input Tray-

• In order to print next side, select whether you wish to read the document like a booklet or like a tablet. Likewise, reload the pages in the input tray, and set up the print job function using the software.
• Choose if you want to read the two-sided document just like a booklet (flip pages along the long edge) or like a tablet (flip pages on the short top edge).
• Ensure that you remove the first side pages from the output tray. Reload them into the input tray.
• For booklet mode reading, load the pages in the tray with the printed side facing up and the top edge going into the printer.
• For tablet type reading, load the pages with the printed side facing up and the bottom edge going into the printer tray.
• Next, return to Print menu of the document, and select Even Only option from the Pages to Print menu.
• Finally, choose Normal from the Page Order menu and click Print option.