Printing the 1st page first

I find the my laser printer (Samsung) always prints the last page first
on a 2 page job. Is it possible to print the 1st page first? What also
is odd is that in the Preview area it says 1 of 1 but its 2 pages. ??

In article <1ihnt9u.2292u417c4hvjN%mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult .com>,
(Mike Rosenberg) wrote:

> The NewGuy <> wrote:
>
> > I find the my laser printer (Samsung) always prints the last page first
> > on a 2 page job. Is it possible to print the 1st page first?
>
> That's a function of the printer driver. It's possible with a lot of
> printers. You have to look through your options in the print dialog and
> see if Samsung supports this for your model.

Yes they support it. But when I see the Samsung folder in Applications
there is nothing to open. And in Printing Preferences I don't see
anything either. Maybe its just a spartan driver with limited options.
I'll have to be wary of that when I replace this printer. I never
thought of comparing printer drivers. This field is all new to me.
I'll go over it again carefully later in case I missed anything.

> By the way, the concept of the defaulting to the last page first is that
> the stack of paper will be in the correct order when you remove it all
> at once from the printer. If a printer delivers the jobs printed side
> up, they pages are in reverse order if the printing starts on page one.

I see your point. I print a lot of stuff that is in 2 pages. The
second page I never need so its kind of waste of paper, ink and time to
print double of what I need. But I'll check it again later. Thanks
Mike.

In article <noemailhere->,
The NewGuy <> wrote:

> I find the my laser printer (Samsung) always prints the last page first
> on a 2 page job. Is it possible to print the 1st page first? What also
> is odd is that in the Preview area it says 1 of 1 but its 2 pages. ??

On the Print dialog box, there is a popup menu of sub-panels. On the
Paper Handling pane, there is a radio button group:

Page Order:
o Automatic
o Normal
o Reverse

You can control the order the pages come out using this.

In article <1ihntt7.u81oqv1ck4ytpN%mikePOST@TOGROUPmacconsult .com>,
(Mike Rosenberg) wrote:

> The NewGuy <> wrote:
>
> > What also is odd is that in the Preview area it says 1 of 1 but its
> > 2 pages. ??
>
> Now, that's odd. Is this true of most all things you try to print or
> just certain print jobs? Is this behavior associated with all apps or
> just specific apps?

I've just noticed this in printing. And I've never used any other
printer with this computer. I was experimenting and realized that often
I have zoomed the font larger for easier viewing. I wonder if this has
something to do with it in some situations.

In article <oster- >,
David Phillip Oster <> wrote:

> In article <noemailhere->,
> The NewGuy <> wrote:
>
> > I find the my laser printer (Samsung) always prints the last page first
> > on a 2 page job. Is it possible to print the 1st page first? What also
> > is odd is that in the Preview area it says 1 of 1 but its 2 pages. ??
>
> On the Print dialog box, there is a popup menu of sub-panels. On the
> Paper Handling pane, there is a radio button group:
>
> Page Order:
> o Automatic
> o Normal
> o Reverse
>
> You can control the order the pages come out using this.

I must have missed it. That's great news. Simple solution. So would
Reverse mode print the first page first? Somebody else said printing is
usually backwards so you end up with the 1st page on top of your stack.

In article <noemailhere->,
The NewGuy <> wrote:

> In article <oster- >,
> David Phillip Oster <> wrote:
>
> > In article <noemailhere->,
> > The NewGuy <> wrote:
> >
> > > I find the my laser printer (Samsung) always prints the last page first
> > > on a 2 page job. Is it possible to print the 1st page first? What also
> > > is odd is that in the Preview area it says 1 of 1 but its 2 pages. ??
> >
> > On the Print dialog box, there is a popup menu of sub-panels. On the
> > Paper Handling pane, there is a radio button group:
> >
> > Page Order:
> > o Automatic
> > o Normal
> > o Reverse
> >
> > You can control the order the pages come out using this.
>
> I must have missed it. That's great news. Simple solution. So would
> Reverse mode print the first page first?

Because...

> Somebody else said printing is
> usually backwards so you end up with the 1st page on top of your stack.

If the stack comes out of the printer face up, printing the first page
first will result in a print job in the output tray that's in reverse
order.

--
"Harry?" Ron's voice was a mere whisper. "Do you smell something ... burning?"
- Harry Potter and the Odor of the Phoenix

In article <uce- >,
Gregory Weston <> wrote:

> In article <noemailhere->,
> The NewGuy <> wrote:
>
> > In article <oster- >,
> > David Phillip Oster <> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <noemailhere->,
> > > The NewGuy <> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I find the my laser printer (Samsung) always prints the last page first
> > > > on a 2 page job. Is it possible to print the 1st page first? What
> > > > also
> > > > is odd is that in the Preview area it says 1 of 1 but its 2 pages. ??
> > >
> > > On the Print dialog box, there is a popup menu of sub-panels. On the
> > > Paper Handling pane, there is a radio button group:
> > >
> > > Page Order:
> > > o Automatic
> > > o Normal
> > > o Reverse
> > >
> > > You can control the order the pages come out using this.
> >
> > I must have missed it. That's great news. Simple solution. So would
> > Reverse mode print the first page first?
>
> Because...
>
> > Somebody else said printing is
> > usually backwards so you end up with the 1st page on top of your stack.
>
> If the stack comes out of the printer face up, printing the first page
> first will result in a print job in the output tray that's in reverse
> order.

Thanks - I've been awkward with printing - probably because I hardly
ever print. I'll play with it. Having the choice is great. Thanks
for the tips.