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jaydi33 Posted messages 181 Status Member -  
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Hello,

I am having an issue with my HP Photosmart C6380 printer and my MacBook Pro 13" (Mac OS Lion). I am unable to print double-sided with Office 2011 (I cannot check the box to enable the option).
I have already reinstalled the drivers and looked in the printer settings in System Preferences.
Thank you in advance.

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dede74000 Posted messages 26996 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 370
 
Hello,

Are you sure your printer is capable of automatically duplex printing? What does the manual say?
Without this function, you can't print on both sides unless you flip the sheet after printing one side and start the printing on the other side.
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jaydi33 Posted messages 181 Status Member 3
 
Hi, the printer doesn't have an automatic duplex function. I do it manually on Windows. But on Mac, I can't do it manually.
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dede74000 Posted messages 26996 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 370
 
I don't see why you couldn't do it manually on Mac.
I assume, since you're not saying otherwise, that your document has 2 or more pages and you want to print them in duplex.
I'll select the first page, print it, turn my sheet in the paper tray, select the second page, and print; that should do the trick! No need to try to select duplex! Since the printer is not capable of doing it, the duplex function remains grayed out.
This is just an assumption, and the work is longer, but it's a solution.
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jaydi33 Posted messages 181 Status Member 3
 
Yes, here's a document with several pages. I first print the odd pages, and then I need to select the even pages to print. I'm sure it works, but I feel like I'm wasting my time.
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dede74000 Posted messages 26996 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   5 370
 
The solution? Invest in a new printer, capable of automatically printing VR ;-)
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jaydi33 Posted messages 181 Status Member 3
 
lol yes I'm looking to change
thanks for the advice
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