Yes, it really would make a lot of sense to make the "copies" option work
logically. I think I'll submit this as a "wish" for a future version.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Typesetter 2003" wrote in
message ...
Dear Suzanne,
You are a sweetheart! Your solution is laborious yes, but no matter, it
will get the job done. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and
knowledge with me. Maybe Microsoft will program a simpler solution into
their next "Word".
--
Book Bill


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It will not be easy, but, assuming that you have selected "2 pages per
sheet" in Page Setup, you can tell Word to print pages 1,1,2,2,3,3, etc.
You'll have to do it in batches since there's a limit to the number of
page
numbers you can put in the "Pages" box at once.

What *doesn't* work (though it would be really helpful if it did), is to
ask
for 2 copies of each page and tell Word not to collate. Logically, this
ought to work, but unfortunately it doesn't.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Typesetter 2003" wrote in
message ...
I have typeset a book with finished size to be 8.5" x 5/5" portrait 214
numbered pages, MS Word 2003 - XP OS. The Printer (Office Depot)
asking
for
two copies of identical numbered pages on same 8.5" X 11" sheet. I can
set
up for printing two consecutively numbered pages on the same sheet, but
she
cannot set up her laser copier to then handle the two-sided printing.
When I
attempt to reconfigure the manuscript to print for book-fold, it messes
up
the margins and increases the page count considerably. Is there a way
I
can
trick Word 2003 into printing 2 of the identically numbered 8.5 x 5.5
pages
on the same 8.5 x 11 sheet without messing up the pagination? I would
need
to print all 214 pages in that manner. I am not a programer but up
until
I
arrived at the printer, I thought sure I cut a fat hog with typesetting
my
manuscript and without wasting any paper.
--
Book Bill

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