Re: Mail-merge batch print

If your printer accepts PCL commands, you *may* be able to use PRINT fields.
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" }

Thus you can choose when to turn on and off the duplex function. Otherwise
you would have to merge to a new document and then use a macro to
selectively print. To aid that set up a separate copy of the printer driver
so that one driver defaults to duplex mode and the other to simplex mode.
The macro could then switch between the printer drivers according to the
page numbers - see how to switch printers at
http://www.gmayor.com/fax_from_word.htm

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"Anne Marie" <AnneMarie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:B6E00A30-F26D-4EA3-A952-22A416E94E91@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello,

I'm trying to batch print a number of mail-merge documents such that the
selected record in the source is passed to all of the mail-merge documents
and then printed. I thought I could solve it by combining all the
mail-merge
templates into a single mail-merge template, but I need different
printing
options for each one (eg. some in duplex and others single-paged). Is
there
a way to achieve this?

Thanks!
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Anne Marie


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  • Re: Duplexing part of a document
    ... You *may* be able to achieve this with PRINT fields on the relevant pages to ... switch duplex on and off - if your printer driver accepts PCL commands. ... > collate them. ...
    (microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields)
  • Re: Please help with duplex printing
    ... Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org ... Word 2003 printing to HP Color LaserJet 4700 PCL 6. ... PRINT fields to switch the duplex off and on - If your printer ...
    (microsoft.public.word.docmanagement)