How do you print on both sides of a sheet of paper

Here are the instructions for duplex printing.

The duplex printing function allows you to print data on both sides of a sheet of paper.

The procedure for performing duplex printing is as follows:

1. Open the printer driver setup window, and check the Duplex Printing check box on the Page Setup tab.

2. Select Normal-size Printing (or Fit-to-Page Printing, Scaled Printing or Page Layout Printing) from the Page Layout list.

3. Specify Staple Side.

The printer analyzes the Orientation and Page Layout settings, and automatically selects the best staple position. Check the Staple Side setting. If you want to change the setting, select another value from the list.

4. If necessary, click Specify Margin... and set the Margin width.

5. Click OK.

If a media type other than Photo Paper Plus Double Sided is selected for Media Type on the Main tab:

When you execute print, the document will be printed on one side of a sheet of paper. When printing is complete, reload paper according to the displayed message and then click OK. The document will be printed on the opposite side.

If Photo Paper Plus Double Sided is selected for Media Type on the Main tab:

When you execute print, the document will be printed front and back alternately for one sheet at a time. Load the paper according to the displayed messages.
Note

Duplex Printing is unavailable when:

- A media type other than Plain Paper or Photo Paper Plus Double Sided is selected from the Media Type list.

- Poster Printing is selected from the Page Layout list.

When Booklet Printing is selected from the Page Layout list, Duplex Printing and Staple Side appear grayed out and are unavailable.

You can download a users manual for your MX310 at

http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/printers_multifunction/pixma_mx_series/pixma_mx310#BrochuresAndManuals

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Please follow steps below on how to print 2-sided on your printer:
Printing on both sides of the paper (duplexing) automatically:

1. Press .
2. With a document open, click File > Print.
3. Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.
4. Click the Print Layout tab
5. From the Duplexing area, select Use Printer Settings from the drop-down box.
6. Make sure the light is on.
7. Click OK to close any printer software dialogs that are open.

Printing on both sides of the paper (duplexing) manually:

1. With a document open, click File > Print.
2. Click Properties, Preferences, Options or Setup.
3. Click the Print Layout tab.
4. From the Duplexing area, select Manual from the drop-down box.
5. Select the Print manual duplex instructions check box.
6. Press Start.
7. The printer prints the odd-numbered pages and the instruction sheet, which describes how to flip and reload the paper.
8. Following the instruction sheet, flip and reload the paper with the printed side facing away from you.
9. The printer then prints the even-numbered pages on the reverse sides of the odd-numbered pages, completing the two-sided sheets.

Note:

• button is not functional with a Macintosh operating system. You can print two-sided documents with a Macintosh operating system by using the settings in the Two-Sided menu of the Print dialog.
• Automatic two-sided printing (duplexing) works only with plain paper in letter and A4 sizes. If you want to print two-sided documents on another size or type of paper, use the manual duplexing method.
• To return to single-sided printing, make sure the light is not on.

most paper has a smooth side and a little less smooth side, try flipping the paper. in the pack use the top side as the printing side when u load. try a different brand of paper could easily correct the problem,

some feed trays work best when nearly full also, try half full etc.

You probably need to clean the paper pickup roller above the paper tray. A clean cloth dipped in diluted kitchen detergent and a couple of drops of alcohol, will clean the rubber rollers. Stroke the cleaning cloth firmly from side to side all the way around all the rollers. Also clean the paper separation shoe (rubber pad) at the front of the paper tray. The last thing is to make sure your paper is dry. Damp paper sticks together

1. Do the following
   
   Open the paper support and extend the paper support extension.Open the paper output tray. Set the paper thickness lever to the right side for envelopes.Load envelopes in the auto sheet feeder with the print side facing up. Check the printing direction.Set the envelope in the direction of the arrow.Set the envelopes to the right side of the auto sheet feeder.Pinch and slide the paper guide to the envelope's left side .
   

press key with windows logo(bottom of keyboard, both sides of spacebar),choice printers and faxes,find printer your using(if you have more than one listed, or the one with check by it),double click, when document box opens,click on printer(upper left at top of box),under page layout choose # of pages per sheet...2 will give you 2 pages side by side,4 will split the sheet into 4 quarters.

Mak,the printer does not have the duplexer to print on two sides of paper,you need to manually flip the paper in order to get it to print on both sides.First of all give command and get the print out on a sheet.Place that sheet again the other side facing down on the bottom tray and give print command.You will get two-sided prints.

One sheet or multiple sheets the procedure is the same and laid out in this MANUAL

Mel, this is what I found in the online manual:

Set the Ink Drying Wait Time longer.
Doing so gives the time enough to dry the printed surface so that paper curling and ink blots are prevented.

(1) Make sure that the machine is turned on.
(2) Open the printer properties dialog box.
See Opening the Printer Properties Dialog Box Directly from the Control Panel.
(3) Click the Maintenance tab and then Custom Settings.
(4) Drag the Ink Drying Wait Time slide bar to set the wait time, and then click Send.
(5) Confirm the message and click OK.


Make sure that the actual size of the paper is suitable for automatic duplex printing.
The sizes of media suitable for automatic duplex printing are A4, Letter, A5, B5, and 5" x 7".
Load paper of suitable size and then press the OK button.
Make sure that the Page Size or Paper size setting matches the actual size of the paper with a size suitable for automatic duplex printing.
First, check the Page Size or Paper size setting in the application software you are printing from.
Then, check the Page Size setting on the Page Setup sheet in the printer properties dialog box (Windows) or the Paper size setting on the Page Setup dialog box (Macintosh).
Note
Depending on the version of the application program, the automatic duplex printing may not be supported.
Make sure that the type of loaded paper is suitable for automatic duplex printing on the Main sheet (Windows) or the Quality & Media sheet on the Print dialog box (Macintosh).
Note
To switch to manual duplex printing, follow the procedure below.

Open the printer properties dialog box, clear the Automatic check box on the Page Setup sheet, and reprint.
When performing manual duplex printing, note the following.
If you are printing three or more pages of a document with manual duplex printing, one side of all sheets of paper will be printed first. Turn over the paper and reload the paper in the machine, and then the reverse side of all sheets of paper will be printed. Be careful not to change the order of paper in the stack.
The procedure for reversing the paper varies depending on the staple side and printing orientation. Follow the on-screen instructions.
MX850 series On-screen Manual for Windows:

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelInfoAct&tabact=DownloadDetailTabAct&fcategoryid=334&modelid=16279

Click on this link or copy and paste the complete link into your browser.
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Thanks, Joe


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check between the rollers there will be small bits of paper jammed in that is the reason.