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HP LaserJet Enterprise MFP - How to staple with an optional finisher accessory

If an optional stapler finisher accessory is installed on the printer, you can assemble and staple pages when printing or copying. The collate option assembles the pages in the correct order in each set of copies.

The optional finisher accessories listed in the table below support collating and stapling.

Finisher accessories that support collating and stapling
Inner Finisher	Stapler/Stacker Finisher or Booklet Finisher

The following sections contain information and instructions to perform different stapling tasks using the finisher accessory that you have installed on your printer. Click any section to expand it.

Staple when copying from the document feeder

Follow these steps to collate and staple when copying from the automatic document feeder (ADF).

Place the documents face-up in the document feeder and adjust the paper guides to fit.
From the Home screen on the printer control panel, touch the Copy icon.

Copy icon
On the Copy screen, touch Options in the lower left corner.
In the Options pane, touch Staple, and then touch the desired stapling option.

The collate option is on by default. To turn off the collate option, scroll to the bottom of the Options pane, touch Collate, and then touch Off.
Select other settings in the Options pane (such as Sides and Content Orientation), as needed.
To adjust the number of copies, touch the box to the left of the Copy button, and then use the touch keypad to enter the number of copies. Touch Done to close the keypad.
Touch Copy to begin copying.

Staple when printing from Windows

Follow these steps to collate and staple when printing from a Windows application, using the Smart Universal Print Driver (sUPD).

From the software application, click File, and then click Print.
Select the printer, and then click Printer Properties or Preferences.
Click the Finishing tab.
In the Staple drop-down menu, select the staple location.
Click the OK button to close the driver dialog, and then click Print.

Staple when printing from macOS

Follow these steps to collate and staple when printing from a macOS application, using an HP print driver.

From the software application, click the File menu, and then click the Print option.
In the Printer drop-down menu, select the appropriate printer.
Open the menu's drop-down list, or click Show Details, and then select Finishing.
In the Staple drop-down menu, select the desired staple location.
Click the Print button.

Staple with the exterior convenience stapler

Use the convenience stapler on the exterior of the stapler/stacker finisher or booklet finisher for stapling documents.

To use the exterior stapler, align the documents and then insert them into the stapler slot. Press the Staple button on the top of the finisher. The finisher staples the documents on the corner that you insert.

Note:

The printer must be in a Ready state and not in Sleep Mode to use the exterior convenience stapler.

Convenience stapler on the outside of the finisher

Staple configurations

The tables below show the staple locations that can be configured when using an optional finisher accessory.

The output result depends on the document orientation and feed orientation. Feed orientation is the direction that you load the paper in the tray.

Long or short edge feed orientation
Long edge feed orientation	Short edge feed orientation

Portrait or landscape document orientation
Portrait document orientation	Landscape document orientation

The following tables show the staple configurations for different feed orientations.

One staple - Long edge tray feed orientation
Orientation	One staple left	One staple right
Portrait
Landscape

One staple - Short edge tray feed orientation
Orientation	One staple left	One staple right
Portrait
Landscape

Two staples - Long edge tray feed orientation
Orientation	Two staples top or left	Two staples left	Two staples right	Two staples top
Portrait				Not supported
Landscape		Not supported	Not supported

Two staples - Short edge tray feed orientation
Orientation	Two staples top or left	Two staples left	Two staples right	Two staples top
Portrait		Not supported	Not supported
Landscape				Not supported

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