Kaye has a new laptop. When she chooses to print a document, a cover sheet prints first. It lists the filename, directory, template, title, subject, author, and more. This sheet prints with every document printed. When she wants to print more than one page, it prints before each page. She wonders how to turn this off, as it is using a lot of printer ink.
When you start getting extra cover pages like this, there are really three things to check. First, you should check if your printer driver has a cover-sheet capability. You do this by displaying the Properties dialog box for your printer. Do this in Windows, not in Word. (If you are using Windows XP, click the Start button and then click Printers and Faxes. If you are using Windows Vista, click the Start button, click Control Panel, and then click Printer.) Right-click the printer's icon and choose Properties from the resulting Context menu. You'll see the printer's Properties dialog box, and you should make sure that the Advanced tab is displayed. The tab will look different for different printers, but on some printers there is a Separator Page button. Click the button and Window displays the Separator Page dialog box. (See Figure 1.)
Figure 1. The Separator Page dialog box.
Make sure there is nothing specified for a separator page, and then click OK.
If this doesn't cure the problem, then move on to the second place to check. This has to do with whether document properties are printed by Word with your document. Microsoft actually talks about this a bit in the Knowledge Base:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890897
To turn off this setting, follow these steps:
Figure 2. The Print tab of the Options dialog box.
If this still doesn't do the trick, then there is one last thing to try. Some printers have the capability to automatically add cover pages or separator pages between print jobs. (Large network printers in offices often do this.) You control this capability by using the setup functions on the printer itself. You may need to do some exploring and poking about in the setup menus, but you may very well find that the printer has this capability turned on. Use the setup menus for the printer to turn the feature off, and then try printing again.
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2016-12-09 15:30:43
Sue
Thank you Lola!!! Your advice worked after my husband messed about with no results. I read your comment and solved prob immediately. Can now now print out 80 Xmas card inserts without 80 cover sheets....... THANK YOU.
2016-03-02 11:44:15
Lola
I have Word 2013 and it did work after a few minutes of digging...Step 2 is located under File, then Options, then Display. That's where you will find the "Print document properties" button to de-select.
2015-12-15 20:43:14
Ratish
Thanks a lot - worked for word 2010
2015-02-16 11:28:59
Marcia
In Microsoft 2010 you have to find the tools menu under the help in File. There you will be able to continue with the insturctions.
2014-04-02 14:25:32
Debby
This information does not work for Word 2013
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