Prior to the introduction of artboards in Adobe Illustrator CS4, printing illustrations on two sides of paper involved you having to create a single artboard the size of the two papers and tile the pages in a command buried in the Print dialog box. With artboards, you can now simply create two artboards and print them as a double-sided document.
Create the Two-Sided Document
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Step 1
Click on the "File" menu and select "New."
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Step 2
Enter "2" in the "Number of Artboards" box. Select the desired page size from the "Size" drop-down menu or enter the dimensions in the "Width" and "Height" boxes.
Step 3
Add your artwork for the first page to the first artboard and the artwork for the second page on the second artboard.
Print from a Printer that Allows Double-Sided Printing
Step 1
Click on the "File" menu and select "Print."
Step 2
Click "Setup" to access the printer's options.
Step 3
Click on "Preferences."
Step 4
Click through the tabs to locate the "Print on Both Sides," "Duplex Printing" or "Two-sided Printing" check box, dialog box or drop-down menu if available. Every printer has a different option for printing on two sides; some do not have this option.
Print from a Printer without Double-Sided Printing
Step 1
Click on the "File" menu and select "Print."
Step 2
Click on the "Select Range" radio button.
Step 3
Enter the page numbers for odd pages with commas in between in the "Range" box. Click "Print."
Step 4
Reinsert the pages into the printer so that the printer will print on the blank side. This may take some trial and error to determine how your printer prints.
Step 5
Click on the "Select Range" radio button.
Step 6
Enter the page numbers for even pages with commas in between in the "Range" box. Click "Print."