HP Deskjet 6988 Printer - Manual two-sided printing

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Manual two-sided printing

If an optional two-sided printing accessory
is attached to the printer, follow the

automatic two-sided printing instructions

.

Use two-sided printing, also called

duplexing

, to print on both sides of the paper. Printing

on both sides of the paper is not only economical, but environmentally conscious as well.

User's guide

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Print a two-sided document

To print a two-sided document, follow these steps:
1.

Open the

Printer Properties

dialog box.

2.

Click the

Printing Shortcuts

tab.

3.

In the

What do you want to do?

drop-down list, click

Two-sided, duplex printing

.

4.

In the

Print on both sides

drop-down list, click

Manually

.

5.

Select any other print settings that you want, and then click

OK

.

The printer prints the odd-numbered pages first.

6.

After the odd-numbered pages have been printed, reload the printed pages with the
printed side facing up.

7.

Click

Continue

to print the even-numbered pages.

Chapter 8

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HP Deskjet 6980 series

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Create a bound two-sided document

Select the type of binding that you want for the two-sided document, and then follow the
steps for that binding.

Book binding

Tablet binding

Note

Book binding is the most common type of binding.