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3Replies Latestreply:28Jun200715:40bymaxbianchi

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redfriendjackson

28Jun200715:33

smartforms
ThisquestionhasbeenAnswered.
Hifolks,

Canweprintatwosidedformimeanabacktobackformusingsmartform.

anyhelpwudbeappreciated.

thanks

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bySaiRameshonJun28,20075:58PM
Yes,wecan....

ThisdependsonthePRINTMODEoptionintheOUTPUTOPTIONStabofthepageattributesof
<b>apageanditsnextpage.
</b>
<b>Formpage:PrintmodeSIMPLEX,DUPLEX,orTUMBLEDUPLEX</b>

Thisattributeofaformpagedeterminestheprintmodefromthispage
Theprintmodespecifieswhetherprintingissinglesided(SIMPLEX),
doublesidedwithlongedgebinding(DUPLEX),ordoublesidedwith
shortedgebinding(TUMBLEDUPLEX).Thisattributeisonlysuitableif
pageprintersareused,whichprocessindividualsheetsofpaperas
opposedtolineprinters,whichprocesscontinuouspaper.Furthermore,
onlyspeciallineprinterscanprintpaperonbothsides.
Theindividualattributevalueshavethefollowingeffect:

SIMPLEX:

ThecurrentprintmodeissettoSIMPLEX(singlesidedprint)andane
pageisstarted.AformpagedefinedwithSIMPLEXisalwaysprintedon
thefrontofthepage,neveronthebackofthepage.

DUPLEX:

ThecurrentprintmodeissettoDUPLEX(doublesidedprint,longedge
binding)andanewpageisstarted.AformpagedefinedwithDUPLEXis
alwaysprintedonthefrontofthepage,neveronthebackofthepage.
IfthenextformpagecontainstheattributevalueDEFAULT,itisoutput
onthebackofthepage.

TUMBLEDUPLEX:

ThecurrentprintmodeissettoTUMBLEDUPLEX(doublesidedprint,
shortedgebinding)andanewpageisstarted.Aformpagedefinedwith
TUMBLEDUPLEXisalwaysprintedonthefrontofthepage,neveronthe
back.IfthenextformpagecontainstheattributevalueDEFAULT,itis
outputonthebackofthepage,however"upsidedown"(thatisrotated
180degrees).

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DEFAULT:

Thecurrentprintmodeisnotchanged.IfSIMPLEXwassetasthecurrent
printmode,anewpageisstartedandthefrontofthepageprinted.If
DUPLEXorTUMBLEDUPLEXwasset,thefrontorbackofthepageis
printed.IftheattributehasthevalueDEFAULTonallformpages,printingissinglesided.

Note:NotallprintertypesprovidedbySAPcanconvertthis
equally,therearerestrictionsforcertainprintertypes.

<b>
Pleasedoremembertoclosethethreadwhenurproblemissolved!!rewardallhelpfulanswers!!
</b>

regards,
sairamesh

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SaiRamesh 28Jun200717:58 (inresponsetoredfriendjackson)

CorrectAnswer Re:smartforms
Yes,wecan....

ThisdependsonthePRINTMODEoptionintheOUTPUTOPTIONStabofthepageattributesof<b>a
pageanditsnextpage.
</b>
<b>Formpage:PrintmodeSIMPLEX,DUPLEX,orTUMBLEDUPLEX</b>

Thisattributeofaformpagedeterminestheprintmodefromthispage
Theprintmodespecifieswhetherprintingissinglesided(SIMPLEX),
doublesidedwithlongedgebinding(DUPLEX),ordoublesidedwith
shortedgebinding(TUMBLEDUPLEX).Thisattributeisonlysuitableif
pageprintersareused,whichprocessindividualsheetsofpaperas
opposedtolineprinters,whichprocesscontinuouspaper.Furthermore,
onlyspeciallineprinterscanprintpaperonbothsides.
Theindividualattributevalueshavethefollowingeffect:

SIMPLEX:

ThecurrentprintmodeissettoSIMPLEX(singlesidedprint)andane
pageisstarted.AformpagedefinedwithSIMPLEXisalwaysprintedon
thefrontofthepage,neveronthebackofthepage.

DUPLEX:

ThecurrentprintmodeissettoDUPLEX(doublesidedprint,longedge
binding)andanewpageisstarted.AformpagedefinedwithDUPLEXis
alwaysprintedonthefrontofthepage,neveronthebackofthepage.
IfthenextformpagecontainstheattributevalueDEFAULT,itisoutput
onthebackofthepage.

TUMBLEDUPLEX:

ThecurrentprintmodeissettoTUMBLEDUPLEX(doublesidedprint,
shortedgebinding)andanewpageisstarted.Aformpagedefinedwith
TUMBLEDUPLEXisalwaysprintedonthefrontofthepage,neveronthe
back.IfthenextformpagecontainstheattributevalueDEFAULT,itis
outputonthebackofthepage,however"upsidedown"(thatisrotated
180degrees).

DEFAULT:

Thecurrentprintmodeisnotchanged.IfSIMPLEXwassetasthecurrent
printmode,anewpageisstartedandthefrontofthepageprinted.If
DUPLEXorTUMBLEDUPLEXwasset,thefrontorbackofthepageis
printed.IftheattributehasthevalueDEFAULTonallformpages,printingissinglesided.

Note:NotallprintertypesprovidedbySAPcanconvertthis
equally,therearerestrictionsforcertainprintertypes.

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<b>
Pleasedoremembertoclosethethreadwhenurproblemissolved!!rewardallhelpfulanswers!!
</b>

regards,
sairamesh

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SandipKamdar 28Jun200715:41 (inresponsetoredfriendjackson)

Re:smartforms
Yes,

Wecanprintsmartformbacktoback.YoucangivethissettinginthePAGE.Therearethreeoptions
availableforprintmode.Here'D'and'T'willprintthedoublesidedpages.Checkwhichoptionyou
require.

Regards,
SandipKamdar

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maxbianchi 28Jun200715:40 (inresponsetoredfriendjackson)

Re:smartforms
Hi

WhenyoudefinethepageintheOPTIONtabucandefinethewaytoprintthepage,butthenyou
needtomakesureyourprintercanprintinduplex.

Max

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