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Oliver-J
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July 26, 2017
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Change default page order when printing in Acrobat Pro DC?

  • July 26, 2017
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Every time I restart Acrobat Pro DC the paper handling option (Print Dialogue, accessed from the 'printer' button from the Acrobat Print Dialogue box) resets to Automatic. I want it to be 'Normal'. If I forget then I have to manually reverse the page order of my print out (or, reset the option and print again, which unfortunately is faster with large print jobs). Obviously this wastes time/paper. How can I set it to 'Normal' permanently?

I only ever have this problem with Acrobat. No other Apps' print jobs print in reverse by default!

Using Acrobat Pro 2017 release on MacOS 10.12.6.

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    johnmc9779693
    Participating Frequently
    November 10, 2019

    When was the last time that anyone had a multi-page PDF that didn't require being printed in reverse order? There needs to be a default "reverse order" setting. 

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    johnnylau1
    New Participant
    December 5, 2019

    I always want my PDF to print First Page First, because I print documents two per page and double sided to ensure I save paper.   However, it is beyond frustrating with PDF in Acrobat Pro or Reader because I can never get the setting right and waste too much paper.   The last time I had to read the document in reverse on the paper....... what a pain in the backside....

    How can I ALWAYS ensure I have First Page First - 

    OR

    a sensible, easy way to ensure I get what I want first time?

     

    FYI: I want the correct page order for two per page, double sided printing.  

      Meenakshi Negi
      Community Manager
      Meenakshi NegiCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      August 23, 2017

      Hi Oliver-J,

      Sorry for the delay in response.

      As you have mentioned above, you are trying to change the default option set for page order in printing window.

      Sorry to inform you that there is no such option to change the default option.

      However, you can try a work around. Launch the application and go to Preferences > Documents.

      Check the box for "Restore last view settings"  and click OK at the bottom.

      Then try to print some file and select the option you need to make default. After that print the file.

      Then try to print another file and check if the settings are same as set before.

      You may also take help from here:

      How do I turn off double sided printing for PDF documents? (Print Production)

      Can't find setting to prevent (default) duplex printing in Acrobat printing interface (Print Production)

      I hope this will help.

      Let us know if you need any other help.

      Regards,

      Meenakshi

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      Oliver-JAuthor
      Known Participant
      August 29, 2017

      Hi,

      Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately on exciting the application and opening the same file (or other files) the print setting still defaults to automatic. The issue remains.

        alterandcompany
        alterandcompany
        New Participant
        April 20, 2018

        having just spoken with our printer manufacturer (epson) the issue is actually with the adobe acrobat print dialogue which conflicts with the system/printer defaults, We find it mainly happens with print runs with odd page numbers whereby unless you select the reverse order in the adobe print dialogue, it prints the first page blank page on the 1st sheet of paper and then proceeds to print the 1st page of the document on the reverse (inside) of the 1st piece of paper. Printing the same thing from other apps comes out normal so its the adobe default of reverse pages being unticked which is confusing it. Is there a way of making this reverse pages setting on by default.

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