# DUPLEX > [HTML Version](duplex_pd.htm) **//DUPLEX, mode** DUPLEX specifies which of the three types of duplexing will be used. The possible values, along with their several aliases, are shown in the following table. | **Value** | **Aliases** | |------|------| | Horizontal | Horz, H, Short, S, 3 | | Vertical | Vert, V, Long, L, 2 | | None | Off, False | DUPLEX is one of the GDI printing directives with a [Printer ini file Equivalent](printerinitfileequivalent.htm.md).