On 16/04/2011, at 12:57 PM, Stuart Breden wrote:
> > Some of you may have noticed that printing the same document is Pages and > Word you get a completely different print dialogue. > > In Pages you can select duplex printing and if you have a printer that does > duplex printing, duplex printing with proceed automatically. > > With Word you have to the two sided printing manually. > > I have tried to see if there is a upgrade fro the Word print engine but can;t > find one. > > Has anyone solved this problem? > > Stuart Breden > PO Box 132 > Kalamunda WA 6926 > Ph: (08) 9257 1577 > Mbl: 0417 053 266 > The Mac OS X Print Dialog generally has an application-specific component to it, which contains features offered by that particular application as opposed to more generic printer features. For example, Safari has the options to print page backgrounds, but you won't find those options in TextEdit or iTunes, which offer different options of their own. The ability to print double sided, however, depend on the capabilities of your printer. The particular application doesn't care. My Canon MP970, for example, has an option called "Duplex Printing and Margin". This option is available no matter what application I'm printing from. It's certainly there in both Pages and Word. The location of the duplex printing settings, however, does vary from printer to printer, and can be anywhere from a specific setting such as in the Canon, to an optional setting in the Layout section. Are you certain that you are printing both Pages and Word documents to the same printer? Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
