Collating in printing refers to the orderly arrangement of multiple pages or copies in a specific sequence. When a document is collated, it means that the pages are arranged in a predetermined order, such as page 1, page 2, page 3, and so on. Collated printing is useful when printing multiple copies of a document that has multiple pages that need to be kept in order, such as reports, presentations, manuals, and invoices. Collated print jobs save time and provide convenience and accuracy. Its a life-saver for organizing multi-page documents.
On the other hand, uncollated printing generates sets of pages separately, meaning each copy includes one set of each page before moving on to the next set. For example, if you were printing a ten-page essay, you would print them out separately, and each of those ten sheets of paper would not be combined together to make any sort of set.
To enable collation, you need to check the "Collate" option under print settings either within the application or software youre using or in the printer control panel. The collate option is normally ticked by default, but you should check to make sure its selected in the print settings. Enabling or disabling collation depends on your clients operating system and your printer software, but generally speaking, you can access the print settings or print dialogue box, find the collate option, and toggle it on or off.
