Collate means to arrange in a proper order. In printing industry to group together text, artwork, tables, etc., into a suitable format for printing means collate printing. Print a complete copy of the document before starting another copy. One can sort multiple print jobs. For example, if you print two copies of a three-page document and you choose not to collate them, the pages print in this
. order: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3. If you choose to collate, the pages print in this order: 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. To collate your copies: From the software application, click File Print. Enter the number of copies to print in the Copies field. Select Collated. Click Print.
