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Q196857: WD97: First Page Prints on Back of Last Page with Duplex

Article: Q196857
Product(s): Word 97 for Windows
Version(s): 
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdta winword word97
Last Modified: 14-MAR-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you use the duplex option to print multiple copies of a document to a
PostScript printer, and if the document contains an odd number of pages, the
first page of the second copy prints on the back of the last page of the first
copy.

NOTE: This does not occur with non-PostScript (PCL) printers.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this problem, use either of the following methods:

- Insert text on the page that you want to be blank, and then format the color
  of that text to be white.

  -or-

- Install the Windows 3.x PostScript driver. For information about using
  Windows 3.x drivers in Windows 95, please see the following article in the
  Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q132946 How to Install Windows 3.1 Drivers in Windows 95

  NOTE: Windows 3.x printer drivers cannot take advantage of some of the
  printing enhancements in Windows 95.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the PostScript printer driver
included with Windows 95.


Additional query words: 8.0 8.00 7.0 print duplex double-sided two- sided both sides

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Keywords          : kbdta winword word97 
Technology        : kbWordSearch kbWord97 kbWord97Search kbZNotKeyword2
Version           : :
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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