How to Print Double-Sided on Mac

Printing double-sided on Mac saves paper and looks professional. Most printers support automatic duplex printing; others require manual duplexing.

Automatic Duplex Printing on Mac

If your printer has a built-in duplexer (usually listed as "automatic duplex" in specs):

1. Open the document you want to print
2. Press Cmd + P to open Print dialog
3. Click Show Details if options are hidden
4. Look for a Two-Sided or Duplex Printing checkbox and enable it
5. Choose Long-Edge Binding (standard book-style) or Short-Edge Binding (calendar-style)
6. Click Print

Manual Duplex Printing on Mac

If your printer doesn't have a built-in duplexer:

1. Press Cmd + P
2. In the print dialog, find the Paper Handling section from the dropdown menu
3. Set Pages to Print to Odd Only
4. Print — the printer will print all odd-numbered pages
5. Flip the paper stack and reload it
6. Go back to print, set Pages to Print to Even Only, and check Reverse Page Order
7. Print the even pages on the back

Set Duplex as Default on Mac

1. Open System Settings > Printers & Scanners
2. Select your printer and click Options & Supplies
3. Go to Options and enable Duplex Unit if shown
4. When printing, click Print Settings and set Two-Sided as default