Problem with printing greeting cards in Publisher

Hi! I am trying to print a greeting card that has one side as glossy paper
and the other matte. I have spent ages trying to figure out how to get it to
print just page 1 and page 4 in one print format for the glossy paper and
print pages 2 and 3 in matte paper but cannot seem to get it right :( I have
wasted a lot of paper and card and I'm sure there must be a simple answer but
it has me stumped. I don't want to have to print one page at a time as it
never seems to work right and I end up getting confused as to which side
should be where etc. Is it possible? Thank you. I am using Publisher 2000.

Mary
Fri Jul 21 05:30:40 CDT 2006

Which page setup are you using? Top fold, side fold? Have you labeled your
printer so you know how to feed the paper? (I have all my printers marked).

If we knew your page setup, (size too) we can help.

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"hpofql" <hpofql@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B2A91882-2AB2-43C0-8DA1-233359B60C6A@microsoft.com...
> Hi! I am trying to print a greeting card that has one side as glossy paper
> and the other matte. I have spent ages trying to figure out how to get it to
> print just page 1 and page 4 in one print format for the glossy paper and
> print pages 2 and 3 in matte paper but cannot seem to get it right :( I have
> wasted a lot of paper and card and I'm sure there must be a simple answer but
> it has me stumped. I don't want to have to print one page at a time as it
> never seems to work right and I end up getting confused as to which side
> should be where etc. Is it possible? Thank you. I am using Publisher 2000.

hpofql
Fri Jul 21 05:46:02 CDT 2006

So sorry! I'm using A4 set to landscape and half page side-fold (to make an
A5 card when all is said and done).

I don't know anything about labelling a printer. I have never seen or heard
of that before!

"Mary Sauer" wrote:

> Which page setup are you using? Top fold, side fold? Have you labeled your
> printer so you know how to feed the paper? (I have all my printers marked).
>
> If we knew your page setup, (size too) we can help.
>
> --
> Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
> http://office.microsoft.com/
> http://msauer.mvps.org/
> news://msnews.microsoft.com
>
> "hpofql" <hpofql@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B2A91882-2AB2-43C0-8DA1-233359B60C6A@microsoft.com...
> > Hi! I am trying to print a greeting card that has one side as glossy paper
> > and the other matte. I have spent ages trying to figure out how to get it to
> > print just page 1 and page 4 in one print format for the glossy paper and
> > print pages 2 and 3 in matte paper but cannot seem to get it right :( I have
> > wasted a lot of paper and card and I'm sure there must be a simple answer but
> > it has me stumped. I don't want to have to print one page at a time as it
> > never seems to work right and I end up getting confused as to which side
> > should be where etc. Is it possible? Thank you. I am using Publisher 2000.
>
>
>

Mary
Fri Jul 21 06:12:04 CDT 2006

Setup your page as a booklet.
When it is time to print, check print current page, click no to the query. Turn
the card over, and print again, clicking no to the query.

When I said mark, knowing how to feed stock into your printer is what I meant. I
have arrows on mine showing top so I won't inadvertently turn the paper upside
down. Its a deficiency on my part, not all folks have this malady.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
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http://msauer.mvps.org/
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"hpofql" <hpofql@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:11187785-72B5-41D7-9F0A-7A747E688438@microsoft.com...
> So sorry! I'm using A4 set to landscape and half page side-fold (to make an
> A5 card when all is said and done).
>
> I don't know anything about labelling a printer. I have never seen or heard
> of that before!
>
> "Mary Sauer" wrote:
>
>> Which page setup are you using? Top fold, side fold? Have you labeled your
>> printer so you know how to feed the paper? (I have all my printers marked).
>>
>> If we knew your page setup, (size too) we can help.
>>
>> --
>> Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
>> http://office.microsoft.com/
>> http://msauer.mvps.org/
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com
>>
>> "hpofql" <hpofql@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B2A91882-2AB2-43C0-8DA1-233359B60C6A@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi! I am trying to print a greeting card that has one side as glossy paper
>> > and the other matte. I have spent ages trying to figure out how to get it
>> > to
>> > print just page 1 and page 4 in one print format for the glossy paper and
>> > print pages 2 and 3 in matte paper but cannot seem to get it right :( I
>> > have
>> > wasted a lot of paper and card and I'm sure there must be a simple answer
>> > but
>> > it has me stumped. I don't want to have to print one page at a time as it
>> > never seems to work right and I end up getting confused as to which side
>> > should be where etc. Is it possible? Thank you. I am using Publisher
>> > 2000.
>>
>>
>>

hpofql
Fri Jul 21 06:29:02 CDT 2006

Thanks, Mary! Will this allow me to change the format of the paper mid-way
through? I need one side glossy (as I am printing a high quality photo) and
the other side matte. If I print both as matte, the phot quality isn't that
good and if I print both as glossy photo, then I get horrid lines on the top
of the matte side.

And thanks ever so for the tip about labelling the printer as well! Very
useful :)

"Mary Sauer" wrote:

> Setup your page as a booklet.
> When it is time to print, check print current page, click no to the query. Turn
> the card over, and print again, clicking no to the query.
>
> When I said mark, knowing how to feed stock into your printer is what I meant. I
> have arrows on mine showing top so I won't inadvertently turn the paper upside
> down. Its a deficiency on my part, not all folks have this malady.
>
> --
> Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
> http://office.microsoft.com/
> http://msauer.mvps.org/
> news://msnews.microsoft.com

Mary
Fri Jul 21 08:15:40 CDT 2006

If you have a side-fold greeting card setup, changing to booklet wouldn't change
your content. You might have to do some adjusting.

--
Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
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http://msauer.mvps.org/
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"hpofql" <hpofql@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C0C28A8C-2054-497B-9D7C-56F93EA8179F@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, Mary! Will this allow me to change the format of the paper mid-way
> through? I need one side glossy (as I am printing a high quality photo) and
> the other side matte. If I print both as matte, the phot quality isn't that
> good and if I print both as glossy photo, then I get horrid lines on the top
> of the matte side.
>
> And thanks ever so for the tip about labelling the printer as well! Very
> useful :)
>
> "Mary Sauer" wrote:
>
>> Setup your page as a booklet.
>> When it is time to print, check print current page, click no to the query.
>> Turn
>> the card over, and print again, clicking no to the query.
>>
>> When I said mark, knowing how to feed stock into your printer is what I
>> meant. I
>> have arrows on mine showing top so I won't inadvertently turn the paper
>> upside
>> down. Its a deficiency on my part, not all folks have this malady.
>>
>> --
>> Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
>> http://office.microsoft.com/
>> http://msauer.mvps.org/
>> news://msnews.microsoft.com
>

Ed
Fri Jul 21 10:37:14 CDT 2006

hpofql wrote:
> Thanks, Mary! Will this allow me to change the format of the paper mid-way
> through? I need one side glossy (as I am printing a high quality photo) and
> the other side matte.

Yes. At each stage, you can go to File > Print > Properties (or File >
Printer Setup > Properties) and reset the options for your printer.

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Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher
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