Duplex Property

Description

Gets or sets a value that determines whether a page is printed on both sides (if the printer supports this feature). Not available at design time.

Property Type

Read-write property

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Property Duplex As PP_Duplex

Return Type

A PP_Duplex enumeration value which determines if a page is printed on both sides.

Remarks

You cannot set the Duplex property after a document has been started. With horizontal duplex printing, the top of both sides of the page are at the same end of the sheet. With vertical duplex printing, the bottom of one page is at the same end of the sheet as the top of the next page.

Note: The effect of setting the Duplex property depends on the driver supplied by the printer manufacturer. Some property settings may have no effect. Settings outside the accepted range may produce an error. The ErrorCode property will be set to -5015 or -5016 if the printer does not support this property. For more information, see the manufacturer's documentation for the specific printer driver.