Printing backwards?

kidam12 · 03-28-2006, 06:38 PM

Is there anyway to print something out backwards? I wanted to print something onto my iron-on transfer paper

**Terrister** · 03-28-2006, 08:20 PM

My hp inkjet has an option to do this. Go to printers. Printer properties, General tab, printing prefs, advanced button. Mine has an option called mirror image. May be called something else on other printers.

ksteiger · 03-29-2006, 06:35 AM

...or Flip Horizontal.

medsec · 03-29-2006, 08:07 PM

Well, sometimes you can get a program just for printing out onto a iron-on transfer.

Another option is for you to actually go to Print and Print Preferences and choose mirror image depending on what type of printer you have.

Another option is for you to convert it from word document to a pdf file, then load the PDF in xpdf, then hit the print button and change the "print command" from lpr to lpr -o mirror.

One of those options should help you one way or another.

kidam12 · 03-30-2006, 04:38 PM

thanks guys that helps alot. it turns out my HP aks what type of paper i wanted to print on. i clicked Iron-on transfer paper and poof! it was reversed = ]

03-28-2006, 06:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
kidam12 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 104 OS: XP	Printing backwards? Is there anyway to print something out backwards? I wanted to print something onto my iron-on transfer paper

03-28-2006, 08:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 7,098 OS: Xp	My hp inkjet has an option to do this. Go to printers. Printer properties, General tab, printing prefs, advanced button. Mine has an option called mirror image. May be called something else on other printers. __________________

03-29-2006, 08:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
medsec Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Re: Printing Backwards Well, sometimes you can get a program just for printing out onto a iron-on transfer. Another option is for you to actually go to Print and Print Preferences and choose mirror image depending on what type of printer you have. Another option is for you to convert it from word document to a pdf file, then load the PDF in xpdf, then hit the print button and change the "print command" from lpr to lpr -o mirror. One of those options should help you one way or another.

03-29-2006, 06:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
ksteiger Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 403 OS: XP Pro SP2 My System	...or Flip Horizontal.

03-30-2006, 04:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
kidam12 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 104 OS: XP	thanks guys that helps alot. it turns out my HP aks what type of paper i wanted to print on. i clicked Iron-on transfer paper and poof! it was reversed = ]