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appleine
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December 19, 2019
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Blank pages in the front when printing double-sided

  • December 19, 2019
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I am using MacBook Pro (updated) and Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and standard inkjet printer at home.

I've noticed that my printer keeps printing the first page double-sided with a blank page because it prints the first page firstly. Normally, page 1 and page 2 will be printed double-sided together, but my page 2 goes with page 3, and page 4 with page 5, and so on, leaving page 1 alone. 

I have left the "reverse pages" unselected. It happens only when I use Adobe Acrobat Reader DC built-in print feature. How can I solve it?

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    codemaestro
    New Participant
    October 24, 2020

    I've been having the same problems printing double-sided from my MacBook pro for the past 5 years. For some reason, documents with an odd number of pages will always print a blank page, and then all the pages. Documents with an even number of pages don't suffer the same problem.

     

    Temporary workaround: Add a blank page to the end so the document has an even number of pages.

     

    Acrobat Pro

    Open the document with an odd-number of pages.

    Expand the navigation to show page thumbnail view.

    Insert a blank page after the last page.

     

    Without Acrobat Pro

    Create a single blank PDF page using a different app (Word, Pages, etc.)

    Open Preview, then the document with an odd number of pages.

    Drag the blank PDF page into Preview after the last page.

     

    IDEALLY, THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BETWEEN ADOBE AND APPLE.

      swapnilsrivastava
      Community Manager
      swapnilsrivastavaCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      January 21, 2021
       
       

      Hi There,

       

      Thanks for reporting the issue. We verified in-house the issue is not reproducible; with even older builds. Seems like a file specific issue at user's end. Please can you share any sample file for which the issue was observed at your end.

      And can we check the status of the issue with latest Acorbat build.

      We'll need a few more details regarding the issue :

      • MacBook version | Also MAC OS version
      • Acrobat version | Classic, or DC
      • Subscription Type | Pro, Trial, Standard, Expired
      • Printer Details | Manufacturer Name, Model, Type
      • Share any sample file on which the issue was reproduced 

       

      We'll try to help with the case as soon as possible.

       

      Regards,
      Swapnil Srivastava

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      codemaestro
      New Participant
      January 21, 2021

      When I last spoke to Apple about this years ago, Apple blamed the print driver. I don't understand why Windows/PC never had this problem, but every odd-page print from my Mac for over 10 years keeps having this problem.

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        Annistyn Corbell
        New Participant
        July 18, 2020

        Mine is doing the same thing. Did you ever figure out what was causing it or how to fix it?

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