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How To Use The DefendMyID Trifold

The trifold is a useful tool for providing information to taxpayers about the risk of identity theft and how DefendMyID provides a comprehensive solution to protect them. You can provide this trifold to taxpayers in order to educate them about the DefendMyID product and opt them into the Identity Theft Protection bundle in your tax software.

The PDF is a two-sided document. If you have a printer that is able to print two-sided (duplex) make sure you select that option. If not, you will have to follow the instructions to print the trifold on two sides with a single sided printer.

How To Print Two-Sided Documents With Single Side Printer

If the printer naturally outputs pages in the correct order (common for laser printers which give out sheets in a face-down pile).

1. Print only the even numbered pages, printing in reverse order.
2. Put the stack of printed paper back in the fresh paper tray.
3. Print only the odd numbered pages, printing in normal order.

If the printer naturally outputs pages in reverse order (common for ink jet printers which give out sheets in a face-up pile).

1. Print only the even numbered pages, printing in normal order.
2. Put the stack of printed paper back in the fresh paper tray.
3. Print only the odd numbered pages, printing in reverse order.

If the number of pages in total is odd, remember to put a blank sheet on the end after printing the even number pages to give something for the final odd page to print on the back of.

Getting the Paper the Right Way Round

The only tricky bit is getting the paper in the right way round when putting it back in. Putting it in the wrong side up will cause overprinting and putting it in at the wrong end up will cause half the pages to be upside down. The correct way up will depend on the particular printer.

Most small laser printers these days take paper in from a fresh paper tray at the bottom, fed in short edge first, print on it starting with the page top, flip it over top to bottom and spew it out above the fresh paper tray. For these, put the even-side printed paper back in the fresh paper tray face down with the top of the page pointing towards the printer.

Most cheap inkjet printers these days take paper in from a fresh paper tray at the top, fed in short edge first, print on it starting with the page top, and spew it out below in front of the printer. For these, also put the even-side printed paper back in the fresh paper tray face down with the top of the page pointing towards the printer.

A quick test with a single sheet is the best way to handle make sure. By marking each page A and B and labeling top and bottom on each side will allow you to tell how the printer handles the paper.