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Add Inserts to a Job or Print Insert Pages

Product support for
AltaLink B8145 / B8155 / B8170 Multifunction Printer
Article ID
KB0031471
Published
2020-02-13

Adding Inserts

You can insert blank pages or pre‑printed sheets in specific locations in your copy job. To do this, you specify the tray that contains the inserts.

To add inserts to a copy job:

  1. At the printer control panel, press the Home button.

  2. Touch Copy.

  3. Touch Special Pages Inserts.

    Note: If Paper Supply is set to Auto Paper Select, the Paper Conflict screen appears. Select the required paper tray, then touch OK.

  4. To specify the number of sheets to insert, touch the Insert Quantity field. To enter the number of sheets, use the numeric keypad, or use the arrows. Touch Enter.

  5. To enter a location for the insert, touch the Insert After Page entry box. To enter a page number, use the numeric keypad. Touch Enter.

  6. To specify the paper tray to use for the insert:

    1. Touch Paper Supply.

    2. Touch the required paper tray.

    3. Touch OK.

  7. Touch Add. The insert appears in the list on the Inserts screen. To add more inserts, repeat the previous steps.

  8. Touch X. The options that you selected appear on the Special Pages screen.

  9. To edit or delete a special-page entry, touch the entry in the list. From the menu, touch the required option.

  10. Touch OK.

Printing Insert Pages

You can add blank or pre-printed insert pages before page one of each document or after designated pages within a document. The addition of an insert after designated pages within a document separates sections, or acts as a marker or placeholder. Ensure that you specify the paper to use for the insert pages.

In the Inserts window, you can set the location, characteristics, and paper settings for the insert pages:

  • Inserts: This option allows you to select where to place the insert.

  • Quantity: Use this option to specify the number of pages to insert at each location.

  • Pages: Use this option to specify where to place the inserts within the job. Separate individual pages or page ranges with commas. Specify pages within a range with a hyphen. For example, to specify pages 1, 6, 9, 10, and 11, type 1,6,9-11.

  • Paper Settings: This option allows you to select the paper size, color, and type to use for the insert pages. To use the same paper size, color, or type as the main body of the job, select Use Job Setting.