Re: Combine simplex and duplex print

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From: Graham Mayor (gmayor_at_DELETECAPSmvps.org)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:54:53 -0000

I suspect that you should put it in the text area at the start of the third
page, though you could try it in the document header e.g.
{IF {Page} > 2 "{ PRINT 27"&l2S" }"}. Unfortunately I don't have access to a
duplex printer to verify. 

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CarlSprake wrote:
> Thanks Graham. This does seem to help, although I can't seem to get
> it to work properly. If I have a four page document, where I want all
> pages to be portrait and where I want the first two pages to be
> simplex with pages 3 and 4 duplex, where would I insert the PRINT
> field code? (in line with the text, in the header of a new section?)
>
> Thanks again for your help with this
>
> Carl
>
> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
>
>> If your printer accepts PCL commands, you may be able to use a PRINT
>> field. A PRINT field is simply a type of field that allows you to
>> send instructions directly to the printer.
>>
>> There are 3 possible data values for duplex setting:  PRINT 27"&l0S"
>> simplex PRINT 27"&l1S" vertical duplex . PRINT 27"&l2S"  horizontal
>> duplex (bookformat)
>>
>> The codes after PRINT are 27 (escape), double quote, ampersand,
>> lowercase L, 0, 1 or 2, uppercase S and finally terminated with a
>> double quote.
>>
>> Thus for horizontal duplex you would insert the following field :
>> { PRINT 27"&l2S" }
>>
>>
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>>
>> CarlSprake wrote:
>>> Is there a way to combine simplex and duplex printing within the
>>> same document?
>>>
>>> I have a document and I want to print the first x pages in simplex
>>> mode,
>>> then the remaining as duplex. In the first x pages I could just
>>> insert blank pages but I do not want word to number the blank pages.
>>>
>>> Is there any way I can program word so that, in the first section,
>>> if
>>> the
>>> text starts to flow onto an even numbered page it automatically
>>> jumps onto
>>> the next odd page and the intervening blank page is not numbered?
>>>
>>> Hope that all makes sense

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