I've used ACT! since its inception in 1988.  A number of ACT! versions ago I used to be able to print out address books to carry in my Day-Timer.  I carry a desk-size planner that takes 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" pages and I have paper stock that contains two pre-punched desk-size pages per sheet.  In this old version of ACT! there was an option to print on both sides of every page.  It was always a breeze and I never had to fool around with printer settings. Just choose "two-sided printing" as one of the options and out popped a beautiful address book that could be snapped into the planner.  For the last three or four incarnations of this program this feature has been reduced to the point where it doesn't even make sense.  While you can still choose to print out a desk-sized address book, there is no option to print on both sides.  So all you end up with is one desk-sized page after another printed on 1/2 a sheet of paper.

 

The program still offers a list of planners (Day-Timer, Frankling, Day-Runner, etc., etc.) for printing address books, so I'm guessing other folks besides me still desire this feature.

 

I've spent hours and hours and reams of paper fooling around with printer options to try and force a solution to no avail.  I've searched for add-in programs and have found nothing.

 

For those of us who still maintain (or have gone back to) an analog planner, this is an important option.  I'm hoping someone can offer a suggestion as to how I might be able to print out a desk-size address book, printed on both sides of every page.

 

Thanks, in advance,

 

Kkochon 

Mike,

 

Thank you for your reply.  I'm afraid I don't recognize or understand the term "word set," so I am unsure as to what you are suggesting as a solution.  If you could supply a bit more of an explanation I'd appreciate it.

 

From the length of time it took to get a "hit" on this question there must not be too many people that are concerned about printing an address book for a daily planner.  If your "work-around" doesn't work I'll take your suggestion to add a request to a feature database.  It doesn't appear that I should hold out much hope.

 

Thanks again.

 

Kent

Print a doc from word double-sided before the print from ACT!

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Mike Lazarus
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Hi Mike:

 

If you mean I should try using the double-sided printing feature of my printer - that's what I've been doing.  The problem is that the pages either do not print in the correct order, or only one page is printed per side (there should be two for the planner I'm using) or the back side is printed upside-down.  I have two different printers and have tried every single combination of features to no avail.

 

With the old version of ACT! it was simple.  There was a double-sided printing option for printing the address book.  Choose the option, hit "Print" and out would pop a perfectly printed address book - two pages per side, in order.  It was a beautiful thing!

 

I guess the only option is to submit this as a requested feature and hope for the best.  Perhaps ACT! 2012.

 

Thank you for responding to my post.

 

Regards,

 

Kent

I think a few people have posted issues with Duplex printing not working... if enough users do, it will get it moved higher in the priorities.

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Mike Lazarus
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