Operation Manual

7) Take the printed pages out of the printer, turn the pages over, and put them back into the
printer in the correct orientation to print on the blank side. You may need to experiment a bit
to find out what the correct arrangement is for your printer.
8) On the Print dialog, in the Page sides section, select the Front sides / right pages option
from the Include drop-down box. Click OK.
Tip
If your printer can print double-sided automatically, choose All pages.
Printing envelopes, labels, business cards
Printing envelopes, labels, or business cards using Writer involves two steps: setup and printing.
For details of how to set these up, see Chapter 11, Using Mail Merge, in the Writer Guide. To print:
1) Choose File > Print from the Menu bar, or press Ctrl+P.
2) On the Print dialog, under Range and copies, choose Pages and type 1 in the box. Click
OK.
Printing in black and white (on a color printer)
You may wish to print documents in black and white on a color printer. Several choices are
available. Please note that some color printers may print in color regardless of the settings you
choose.
Change the printer settings to print in black and white or grayscale:
1) Choose File > Print, or press Ctrl+P, to open the Print dialog.
2) Click Properties to open the Properties dialog for the printer. The available choices vary
from one printer to another, but you should find options for the Color settings. See your
printer’s help or user manual for more information.
3) The choices for color might include black and white or grayscale. Choose the required
setting.
4) Click OK to confirm your choice and return to the Print dialog,
5) Click OK to print the document.
Tip
Grayscale is best if you have any graphics in the document.
Change the LibreOffice settings to print all color text and graphics as grayscale:
1) Choose Tools > Options > LibreOffice > Print.
2) Select the Convert colors to grayscale option. Click OK to save the change.
3) Open the Print dialog (File > Print), or press Ctrl+P.
4) Click OK to print the document.
Change the LibreOffice Writer (or Calc, Impress, Draw) settings to print all color text as black, and
all graphics as grayscale:
1) Choose Tools > Options > LibreOffice Writer > Print.
2) Under Contents, select the Print text in black option. Click OK to save the change.
3) Open the Print dialog (File > Print), or press Ctrl+P.
4) Click OK to print the document.
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