Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. If you are using a later version (Word 2007 or later), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for later versions of Word, click here: Collating Copies.
Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated September 16, 2020)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003

Figure 1. The Print dialog box.
WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (465) applies to Microsoft Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003. You can find a version of this tip for the ribbon interface of Word (Word 2007 and later) here: Collating Copies.
Learning Made Easy! Quickly teach yourself how to format, publish, and share your content using Word 2021 or Microsoft 365. With Step by Step, you set the pace, building and practicing the skills you need, just when you need them! Check out Microsoft Word Step by Step today!
Word allows you to print in every color of the rainbow, but not in white. (Bad comparison; white is not a color of the ...
Discover MoreIf you want to print a list of the AutoText entries on your system, you can do so quickly by making one change on the ...
Discover MoreWhen printing in color (at a commercial printer) it is necessary to print different colors of your document in different ...
Discover MoreFREE SERVICE: Get tips like this every week in WordTips, a free productivity newsletter. Enter your address and click "Subscribe."
2017-01-16 21:47:55
Cam
I have been having trouble making my Word program collate documents and for some reason, it simply stopped one day. Before then it always collated by default. Not sure why and can't get it to collate when printing now. I use Microsoft Word for Mac 2011, version 14.6.8 (160830), Latest installed update 14.6.8
Got a version of Word that uses the menu interface (Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, or Word 2003)? This site is for you! If you use a later version of Word, visit our WordTips site focusing on the ribbon interface.
Visit the WordTips channel on YouTube
FREE SERVICE: Get tips like this every week in WordTips, a free productivity newsletter. Enter your address and click "Subscribe."
Copyright © 2025 Sharon Parq Associates, Inc.
Comments