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How do I print using the short binding option and have the output print back to back instead of on separate sheets of paper?

To make a form print short bind, set your first section, or page, with the duplex option of short bind, and set your second page with the duplex option of back page. You may want to set the first page to short and subsequent pages to rolling. This makes it easier when some of the forms are conditionally triggered.

For example,

form1

	section1 - short

form2

	section2 - rolling	(instead of back)

form3

	section3 - rolling	(instead of short)

form4

	section4 - rolling	(instead of back)

If all four forms are triggered, sections 1 and 2 print as short bind on the first page while sections 3 and 4 print as short bind on the second page.

If form2 was not triggered and rolling was used, section3 would appear on the back of the first page and section 4 would appear on the front of the second page.

If form2 was not triggered and back/short was used, the first page would only contain section1 and the second page would contain sections 3 and 4 in a short bind form.

Of course, if you wanted sections 3 and 4 to appear on the same piece of paper, the best options are to define section 3 as short binding and section 4 as back page.

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