How do I print a single page document to multiple copies, double sided?

I have a single page document, say "A".

I'd like to print it multiple copies with double-sided, like below:

sheet 1 front: A, back: A
sheet 2 front: A, back: A
...

However, when printing with Preview, even with "double-sided" selected, I got:

sheet 1 front: A, back: empty
sheet 2 front: A, back: empty
...

Any methods?

Solution 1:

You can’t print a single-sided document double-sided. There is no second side.

Here’s what you can do.

Use the “Print” function in your app and choose “Save as PDF”.

Name the file something like “TwoSided.pdf”

Then open “TwoSided.pdf” in Preview.app.

In Preview.app, choose View » Thumbnails.

The top of the document will say “TwoSided.pdf (1 page)”

Then go back to Finder.app and drag “TwoSided.pdf” from finder to the Thumbnail column on the left hand side. Drop it when you are over the “Thumbnails” sidebar column.

Now it should say “TwoSided.pdf (page 1 of 2)”. (or “page 2 of 2”… it’s the “of 2” that is important.)

Go to File » Save

Now go to File » Print and choose “Two-sided”.

Solution 2:

Easiest would probably be to make it a two-page document, then print two copies, double-sided. How you do this would depend on the application you're using.