According to Canons support pages, to make a PIXMA series printer print a document in. With this, you can then choose Reverse in Page Order to print the even numbered pages backwards. A: Canon refers to the act of two-sided or double-sided printing on its machines as Duplex Printing. Instead of flipping each page over to its blank side before printing the even pages, you have a more convenient option of flipping the entire block of pages, so that the last sheet is on top (useful when you have a lot of pages to be printed). To print double side manually, select Odd Only first and when it finishes printing, flip the pages over and select Even Only If you select Paper Handling, you'll find a Pages to Print option that lets you print either only the odd pages or only the even pages (default is both). You can control manual double-side printing (i.e., you physically turn the sheets over) using the Paper Handling setting in the print dialog. In case you can't select that option, here's how you can manually print double-sided pages.
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For details, see the instruction manuals provided with the application software. Printing methods may differ, depending on the applications you are using. However, for some driver versions, 1-sided printing is the default setting. If not, or if that option is unavailable, you can't. The default setting for Print Style is 2-sided printing. If that is checked, you can use the automatic double-side printing (by checking the Two-sided box next to Copies). In there, you should see an option for Duplex Unit (if your printer supports it). You can go to Print & Scan in the system preferences and select Options & Supplies for your printer.