Over the past year, I have pointed out many of the great features of Windows XP. One more to add to the list is the improved printing engines added to XP.
In particular, I really like that XP prints the last page first and the first page last for documents that span two or greater pages. You might think that this seems backward, but think about it for a moment. When you print with Windows 95/98/Me, you have to take the documents out of the printer and then manually order them. By Windows XP printing the ‘last’ page first, the document comes out of your printer already perfectly in order!
This works for any type of printer that prints and then spits out the page print side up. Laser printers that print and then spit the paper out face down will not experience any changes.
Now, if you are the type that likes to manually sort your pages, you can turn this feature off by doing the following:
1. Click Start –> Control Panel
2. Click Printers and other hardware (or Printers and Faxes, if you are viewing the Control Panel in “Classic” view)
3. Click View Installed Printers
4. RIGHT Click on your printer
5. Click Properties
6. Click the Advanced tab
7. Uncheck the “enable advanced printing features” box
8. Click OK
