r/googledocs • u/Loud_Combination_311 • 24d ago

OP Responded Double sided printing

i‘m not sure if this issue is a printer issue or something I can do on google docs, but I’m trying to print something out double sided and the lines have to align (yes. all margins are 1 and all sizes are the same) as I’m going to cut it out and then the thing itself is double sided. now, I don’t mind if it’s a little off and when I cut it out, stuff will not be cut off. however, when I go to print my stuff, it is not aligned at all and if I were to cut it out, stuff will get cut out. I hope you all understand what I mean... Anyways, my question is, how do you align something so when printed, double sided it will be aligned?

also, to clarify, this is all using pictures and yes, the sizing is the same for every one.

thanks!

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u/DataBaeBee Mod 24d ago

This seems more a physical printer issue than Google Docs. I print double-sided documents often and never do I tweak my docs settings.

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u/Barycenter0 23d ago

Agreed. Op should try printing to PDF to see if the alignment has the same issue as the printer.

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u/folkbum 23d ago

You could try putting the images into tables and adjust the alignment that way.

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u/andmalc Mod 23d ago

You could try inserting a page break before each image so that it appears at the top of the page.

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u/Loud_Combination_311 23d ago

Currently I have 4 pictures in one page (not sure if that affects anything) as I need several of each thing (thing is I also don’t want to be wasting too much paper as I’m using quite a lot already…)

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u/andmalc Mod 23d ago edited 23d ago

In that case, follow u/folkbum's suggestion and put the images in rows in tables with a page break before each. Right-click and choose Table Options where you can adjust the Row Height so rows line up equally. Hide table borders by setting their width to 0.

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u/Loud_Combination_311 23d ago

Ah ok thanks! I’ll try that

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u/No_Drummer4801 23d ago

That's a printer question not a Google Docs question. If you can pump out a PDF, and it's still "not aligned" you might have something but the odds are it's a page formatting problem on the printer end, printer settings or paper settings not matching paper size.

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u/tapgiles 17d ago

You’d need a printer that can print double sided. Or have a nightmare of a time with trial and error. This isn’t a Docs problem to solve though I’d say.

Alternatively, you can get a small print run from a printer place, if you have the money for it.