How to get mail merge to print multiple pages per sheet of paper

Question

I've clicked the obvious print option of two per page, but that only splits the page in two then prints to one side, then spits it out then moves on to the next sheet. 

Doesn't make sense word gets that you want to print two pages per paper but then only prints  1/2 of a page. Anyone know? Thanks

Answer 1

Hmm... It appears word treats your separate documents(but for the mail merge fields) as each a separate job when you go to print from "finish mail merge" so once ONE job is printed, on half of a sheet, word calls it a job done, spits out the sheet then moves on to the next job and sheet of paper...

whereas, when selecting "edit individual..." from "finish mail merge" Word treats all separate documents as ONE job, and spits them out across all halves of your two-per-sheet specification. 

Did I get this right? Is there a simpler way of seeing it?  Seems a little confusing so maybe someone else has an easier way of setting this up, but I guess I've solved my problem.

Answer 2

Your interpretation is correct.  The inappropriately named destination of "Edit Individual Documents", which while it does let you do that, does create a single Word file that contains the results of the merge for all of the records and therefore when printed, that document behaves like any other document.

When merging directly to the printer however, the document created for each record is sent to the printer as a separate print job.