Thanks, John. I actually went to all the options, I could find, offered by my printer.   It allows me to "Print in reverse order", "Collate" with a picture so I understand that option. All the other possibilities are to do with "Page setup", and quality of the printing. I also went to "Tools", and "Help". I can't find anywhere else to look.
I'm running WinXP and my printer is a one-year-old Canon.
I never use the "Quick print" option.
The "print odds or evens" option I had 10 years ago seemed to be within a free Lotus program that came with the computer. It worked with each new printer for several years. It worked in the way you explain it in your last sentence.
Cheers, Joy