Collating printed copies

If you print multiple copies of a document, then you can choose to print each copy as a set (collated) or to print the copies as groups of pages (not collated).

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Notes:

The collate option is available only when you are printing multiple copies.

To prevent smudging when printing photos, remove each photo as it exits the printer, and then let it dry before stacking.

For Windows users

1With a document open, click File Print.

2Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.

3From the Copies section of the Print Setup tab, enter the number of copies that you want to print, and then select Collate Copies.

4Click OK to close any printer software dialogs.

5Click OK or Print.

For Macintosh users

1With a document open, choose File > Print.

2From the Printer pop-up menu, choose the printer.

3If necessary click the disclosure triangle.

4In the Copies field, enter the number of copies that you want to print, and then select Collated.

5Click Print.

Printing pages in reverse order

By default, the first page is printed first. If you want to reverse the order in which pages print to make documents ready to read with the first page on top, then do the following:

For Windows users

1With a document open, click File Print.

2Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.

Printing

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Lexmark S400 Series manual Collating printed copies, Printing pages in reverse order