Setting the Finishing Method

When printing multiple copies, you can set the order of pages (Collate/Group) and whether to staple the pages.
Collate
Group
Offset
Rotate
Hole Punch
Staple
1.
Display the [Basic Settings] or [Finishing] tab.
2.
Configure the required settings in [Finishing].
To output in page order: Select [Collate] (select [Staple + Collate]/[Eco (Staple-Free) + Collate]/[Staple & Collate] if you want to staple)
To output all pages with the same page number grouped together: Select [Group] (select [Staple + Group]/[Eco (Staple-Free) + Group]/[Staple & Group] if you want to staple)
To offset outputs by Collate/Group units: Select [Offset] ([Number of Copies for Offset] can also be specified when collating)
To output each copy of the document at a 90 degree angle relative to the copy before and after it: Select [Rotate]
3.
If you want to punch holes in the paper, select [Finishing] tab → [Finishing] → [Hole Punch] → [On].

About this Function

Required Options
Offsetting: Finisher
Stapling: An output option that can staple
Eco (Staple-Free): An output options that can bind without stapling
Hole Punching: Finisher, puncher unit
Rotate is only available when a finisher is not attached.
Paper sizes that can be punched and output
When the binding location is a short edge: A3, B4, A4, B5, Letter, Legal, 11x17
When the binding location is a long edge: A4, B5, Letter
References
The stapling positions available depend on the paper size, feeding direction of the paper, and paper source method.
One copy or the first page of the document is offset when output, depending on the output options available for use.
The number of holes that can be punched differs according to the type of puncher unit, paper size and printed orientation.
[Hole Punch] can only be set from the [Finishing] tab.