Problem with printing greeting cards in Publisher

[hpofql]

Hi! I am trying to print a greeting card that has one side as glossy paper
and the other matte. I have spent ages trying to figure out how to get it to
print just page 1 and page 4 in one print format for the glossy paper and
print pages 2 and 3 in matte paper but cannot seem to get it right I have
wasted a lot of paper and card and I'm sure there must be a simple answer but
it has me stumped. I don't want to have to print one page at a time as it
never seems to work right and I end up getting confused as to which side
should be where etc. Is it possible? Thank you. I am using Publisher 2000.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Which page setup are you using? Top fold, side fold? Have you labeled your
printer so you know how to feed the paper? (I have all my printers marked).

If we knew your page setup, (size too) we can help.

 

[hpofql]

So sorry! I'm using A4 set to landscape and half page side-fold (to make an
A5 card when all is said and done).

I don't know anything about labelling a printer. I have never seen or heard
of that before!

 

[Mary Sauer]

Setup your page as a booklet.
When it is time to print, check print current page, click no to the query. Turn
the card over, and print again, clicking no to the query.

When I said mark, knowing how to feed stock into your printer is what I meant. I
have arrows on mine showing top so I won't inadvertently turn the paper upside
down. Its a deficiency on my part, not all folks have this malady.

 

[hpofql]

Thanks, Mary! Will this allow me to change the format of the paper mid-way
through? I need one side glossy (as I am printing a high quality photo) and
the other side matte. If I print both as matte, the phot quality isn't that
good and if I print both as glossy photo, then I get horrid lines on the top
of the matte side.

And thanks ever so for the tip about labelling the printer as well! Very
useful

 

[Mary Sauer]

If you have a side-fold greeting card setup, changing to booklet wouldn't change
your content. You might have to do some adjusting.

 

[Ed Bennett]

Thanks, Mary! Will this allow me to change the format of the paper mid-way
through? I need one side glossy (as I am printing a high quality photo) and
the other side matte.

Yes. At each stage, you can go to File > Print > Properties (or File >
Printer Setup > Properties) and reset the options for your printer.