When printing, if you want to print on both sides, you can use the printer's "Print on both sides" function. In this function, "flip pages on long edge" and "flip pages on short edge" refer to whether the printer uses the long side as the flipping axis or the short side as the flipping axis when flipping the paper after printing one side.
Specifically, if you select "flip pages on long edge", the printer will flip the paper around the long edge of the paper after printing one side, and then continue printing the other side. This method is suitable for most documents and books, such as novels, magazines, manuals, etc., because they are usually arranged vertically.
And if you select "flip pages on short edge", the printer will flip the paper around the short edge of the paper after printing one side, and then continue to print the other side. This method is suitable for some special documents, such as horizontally arranged documents, such as PowerPoint slides, maps, etc.
Therefore, the difference between "flip pages on long edge" and "flip pages on short edge" is that the axis of paper flipping is different. You need to choose the appropriate method according to the typesetting method of the document to ensure the correct printing effect.
In addition, when printing a Word document, Portrait orientation and Landscape orientation refer to the portrait and landscape printing directions of the document respectively.
Specifically, Portrait orientation refers to vertical printing, that is, the height of the document is greater than the width, similar to the vertical layout of books. And Landscape orientation refers to horizontal printing, that is, the width of the document is greater than the height, similar to the wide-screen typesetting of movies.
When selecting the printing direction, you can choose according to the typesetting needs and content of the document. For example, if the content in the document is dominated by horizontal elements such as tables and charts, then horizontal printing may be more suitable, while if the content in the document is mainly text, then vertical printing may be more suitable.
In addition, 2 pages per sheet refers to printing two pages of documents on one sheet of paper, which can save printing paper and printing costs, but the font and size of the document need to be adjusted to the size suitable for printing two pages. 2 pages per sheet mode normally puts two pages of the document on one line when printing in landscape orientation and two pages per sheet in one column when printing in portrait orientation.