In page setup, portrait, width 8.5 height 5.5, Publisher will say it will print
two copies per sheet. Setup the page just the opposite if you want a landscape
orientation.
No copying/pasting using this method.

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> Hi, I was trying to figure out how to type in one text box in publisher and
> have that be simultaneously typed in a identical text box on the same page. I
> make double-sided half-sheet handouts 5 times a week and wanted to cut down
> on copying&pasting. Thanks!