XL: Only First Worksheet Printed Duplex

ID: Q169033

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0
Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you print more than one worksheet in a workbook, only the first worksheet is printed duplex.

CAUSE

If you turn on the duplex option in the Printer Properties dialog box while the workbook you are printing is currently open, the duplex option will only be applied to the active worksheet.

RESOLUTION

To have the duplex option apply to all worksheets in your workbook, do the following:

NOTE: The following steps were performed with an HP LaserJet 4si MX set as the default printer.

1. Open your workbook.

2. On the File menu, point to Print, and then click Properties.

3. On the Paper tab, click More Options.

4. In the Paper - More Options dialog box, select the one of the duplexing

   options, and then click OK.

5. Click OK in the Printer Properties dialog box.

6. Repeat this for every sheet in the workbook.

When you print your workbook, all worksheets will be printed with the Duplexing option.

NOTE: Microsoft realizes that having to set the print properties individually on each sheet is very inconvenient for large files, and is considering a fix for a future version.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

REFERENCES

For more information about printing workbooks, click the Index tab in Microsoft Excel 97 Help, type the following text

   printing, workbooks

and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Print the active sheets, a selected range, or an entire workbook" topic.

Additional query words: XL97

Keywords          : kbprint xlprint 
Version           : WINDOWS:5.0,7.0,97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: January 7, 1999