two pages per sheet

i'm running win 2k
word 2k

i have a document that has 23 pages, and it's all in landscape.
i want to print two pages per sheet (hp laserjet 4200n).

when i choose the "pages per sheet" option in print setup and set it to
"2", the pages are reduced to about 1/4 of their size, and printed side
by side on a landscape page, leaving 3/4 of the page blank.

obviously two landscape pages will fit perfectly on a portrait page, one
of top of the other!

i can't change the orientation of the document to portrait because there
are tables & so forth that need to be displayed in landscape!

how can i print two reduced landscape pages on a portrait page?
if anyone knows .. i'll worship them.

If you want the document to print this way consistently (that is, printing 2
pages per sheet is not just a variation), you can set the document up this
way to begin with, using the "2 pages per sheet" option in the Page Setup
dialog (Margins tab). Since this actually creates the pages at half size,
considerable work would be required at this point to reduce the size of your
tables and text, but you might consider this for your next such project. You
might also see whether your printer driver (Properties) offers a "pages per
sheet" option that might have more flexibility than Word's.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
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"jils" wrote in message
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i'm running win 2k
word 2k

i have a document that has 23 pages, and it's all in landscape.
i want to print two pages per sheet (hp laserjet 4200n).

when i choose the "pages per sheet" option in print setup and set it to
"2", the pages are reduced to about 1/4 of their size, and printed side
by side on a landscape page, leaving 3/4 of the page blank.

obviously two landscape pages will fit perfectly on a portrait page, one
of top of the other!

i can't change the orientation of the document to portrait because there
are tables & so forth that need to be displayed in landscape!

how can i print two reduced landscape pages on a portrait page?
if anyone knows .. i'll worship them.

thanks suzanne. the printer does have such an option, but i still can't
get the result i want.

it's curious how word can reduce the pages to fit the wrong way (1/4
size landscape pages side by side on a portion of a landscape page) ..
but not the right way! (1/2 size landscape pages on a portrait page)

i'm sure i'm missing something here.


Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
If you want the document to print this way consistently (that is, printing 2
pages per sheet is not just a variation), you can set the document up this
way to begin with, using the "2 pages per sheet" option in the Page Setup
dialog (Margins tab). Since this actually creates the pages at half size,
considerable work would be required at this point to reduce the size of your
tables and text, but you might consider this for your next such project. You
might also see whether your printer driver (Properties) offers a "pages per
sheet" option that might have more flexibility than Word's.