How do you align front and back art on flyer

[johnh...@adobeforums.com]

I'm trying to print a flyer that has art on the front and back. I copied the images to Microsoft Word on page one and two. I then printed page one and then turned the page over and printed page two on the back. Though I have the same settings for page one and two, it's not aligning.

Is there another way to do this so I can get perfect alignment for the front and back of the page. Can I do this with Photoshop or should I use a table in Microsoft Word or should I use another program altogether like Adobe Pagemaker or Quarkexpress.

[johnh...@adobeforums.com]

[Wolf_...@adobeforums.com]

Make sure your printer is set to 'centered' printing. You also need to flip and insert the paper into the printer appropriate to the desired alignment.

[kapriece]

On Jan 12, 8:09 pm, johnhar...@adobeforums.com wrote:
> I'm trying to print a flyer that has art on the front and back. I copied the images to Microsoft Word on page one and two. I then printed page one and then turned the page over and printed page two on the back. Though I have the same settings for page one and two, it's not aligning.
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> Is there another way to do this so I can get perfect alignment for the front and back of the page. Can I do this with Photoshop or should I use a table in Microsoft Word or should I use another program altogether like Adobe Pagemaker or Quarkexpress.

I believe you will get it by expirementing with the printer settings.
Try creating a test flyer with something in each corner and at the
center of the page. It doesn't have to be detailed (to save ink), but
something so you will get an idea of how and where images will fall
and then make your adjustments.

[kapriece]

test

[OldBob]

Nearly every desktop printer I've ever owned tended to favor one side or the other. Make a box of known size and print it "centered" on a page. Then measure it to see where it really printed. Adjust margin settings accordingly.

Note also: On really cheap desktop printers, you can run this test five times and get five very different answers, as their paper feed is sloppy at best. So do it more than once to make sure you're not chasing the unattainable on that equipment.