Page numbering for double sided printing

[Jerry]

I have a 300+ page document divided into chapters which will be printed
double sided. I want the chapters to start with an odd page number, so if the
normal page number is even then I want to add a blank page (apart from header
and footer).

Is this possible? Or do I have to wait until just before printing and slip
the blank pages in then. I would have thought that it should be feasible to
write a macro and then insert it in the relevant style but I cannot work out
how even to start.

Also is there an easy way to print on a non-duplex printer? If I cannot do
it easily then I will take file to a printer that can handle double sided.

 

[Jezebel]

At the end of each chapter, insert an odd page section break.

 

[Jerry]

Great, I had got sort of got that far, but how do I put it into the style?

 

[Jezebel]

You don't.

Great, I had got sort of got that far, but how do I put it into the style?

 

[Margaret Aldis]

Hi Jerry

As Jezebel says, the "Odd page" section break is intended for this, and you
have to insert it by hand as it can't be included in the style.

However, if you are manually duplexing I think you'll find there is an
additional problem, which is that Word does not seem to "print" the blanks
properly when printing only odd or even pages. You might need to use this
method to produce "real" blank pages:

http://word.mvps.org/faqs/tblsfldsfms/InsEvnPgEndChap.htm

Or produce PDF of the whole file first, and then print from Acrobat which
gives you better options for manually duplexing.