How To Print Reverse Direction On Word For Mac
One of the most common mistakes when using transfer paper for white and light coloured fabrics is forgetting about reversing the text or image so that the artwork is readable from the front. Transfer paper is a versatile product that allows anyone with a working Inkjet printer and normal ink to create their own t-shirt design, pillowcases and even woodwork. The process is as simple as creating the desired design on a computer, printing it using an inkjet printer and and transferring it onto the suitable substrate.
When the print menu comes up, select 'Customize'. The photo will open in a new window. You can then right-click and a number of options will appear, including 'Mirror Image'. You can then select the Print button at the bottom right hand of the screen (do not use the File - Print option again as it will print the original layout of the photo). To reverse the image in MS Word simply create the words using WordArt then once the box with the text comes up, you can drag the left side all the way to the right until the text switches sides. MS Paint –Paint is a popular choice for image manipulation in its basic form as it comes with Windows based machines. On the Word menu, click Preferences. Under Output and Sharing, click Print. Under Print options, select the Reverse print order check box.
When printing onto dark garments, using the dark transfer paper, the image should not be mirrored.
When the subject of reverse printing is neglected, the images will appear the wrong way around thereby causing frustration and waste of a perfectly good transfer paper. There are several methods to achieve a mirrored print using your printer’s own printing settings to available options in one of the many popular printing software. As always, you will do well to firstly print your design on normal printer paper (uncoated paper that is!) so if you have made a mistake, you are not wasting expensive paper.
How To Reverse Text For Transfer Paper Printing:
Print settings – Most printers nowadays will offer the means to print in mirror or reverse mode. This option is normally found in the printer’s settings once you click on the print option and get the print dialog box. (often one of the available paper types is T Shirt Paper which will flip the image automatically when printed).
MS Word – Microsoft Word is a popular choice for those who tend to print text as the choice of fonts and font size make it a prize tool. To reverse the image in MS Word simply create the words using WordArt then once the box with the text comes up, you can drag the left side all the way to the right until the text switches sides.
MS Paint –Paint is a popular choice for image manipulation in its basic form as it comes with Windows based machines. To create the desired effect, head to the Image tab and chose Flip/Rotate then use flip horizontal.
One of these three methods will allow you to reverse the image or text. No matter which option you’ve selected, print a test page first using normal paper.
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Most of the time, text direction won’t be an issue when using Microsoft Word to write in English or another script that reads from left-to-right, since this is the default for most versions of Word.
However, if your copy of Word comes from a region where right-to-left scripts are common, or if you’re editing/proofreading a document that was originally written on a version of Word in which right-to-left scripts are the default, you could have a problem.
Thankfully, there is a formatting option in Word to change the direction of text (unless you’re a Mac user, but we’ll get to that later). All you need to do is follow these instructions.
Word for Windows
In Word 2010 or later, if you have both left-to-right and right-to-left language and keyboard settings installed on your copy of Word, ‘LTR’ and ‘RTL’ buttons should be accessible via the ‘Paragraph’ section of the ‘Home’ tab. This makes changing text direction much easier.
If you don’t have the correct language options installed, though, you can still use these buttons by adding them to your Quick Access Toolbar.
To add these commands, simply:
- Click the little arrow on the right hand side of your toolbar
- Select ‘More Commands’ from the dropdown menu
- In the window that opens, set the ‘Choose Commands From’ menu to ‘All Commands’
- Next, find ‘Right-to-Left Text Direction’ and/or ‘Left-to-Right Text Direction’ in the list
- Select the command(s) you need and click ‘Add’ to add them to your toolbar
You can then use these to change the text direction in your document (or just part of a document, if you select the relevant passage first).
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A similar process can be used to add buttons to your main ribbon using the ‘Customize the Ribbon’ option and adding a new ‘Group’ for the commands.
It’s worth remembering that Microsoft Word treats comments, headers and footers as distinct from the main document when it comes to language options. As such, you may have to change the text direction in these sections separately if required.
Word for Macs
If your version of Microsoft Word for Mac is earlier than the 2016 version, you might find that it doesn’t provide the same level of customisation as described above. We assume this is part of Bill Gates’ plan for world domination, but we’re not entirely sure how or why.
Anyway, if you are a Mac owner, you’ll be happy to know there’s a workaround for the lack of options in your copy of Word if you need to set a script so that it reads left-to-right. Simply:
- Copy and paste your text into Pages so that it defaults to a left-to-right format
- Copy and paste this reformatted text back into Word
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With any luck, you’ll now find that it reads in the direction you wanted. You can then get back to working on your document without worrying about everything seeming backwards!