It really depends on the printer, try being more specific in your question as to which printer you are reffering to.
once it prints out on the front page pull it straight out and put it back in the tray but make sure you dont print the pages all at once.
A 500 pages of 20lb paper is 2 inches thick. If you use 18lb or 24lb paper your measurement will change in proportion. The still of ring will determine how many inches of paper you can actually get into a 5 inch binder. Also, the pages will expand once you start using them.
Once An Eagle has 1312 pages.
Where Once We Walked has 736 pages.
Once - novel - has 150 pages.
Once a Hero - novel - has 400 pages.
And Kill Once More has 188 pages.
Once Upon an Island has 224 pages.
All paper is good for stapling, the type of paper doesn't matter. If the paper you are using is thicker than the average paper (such as stock paper) then you might want to use a more heavy duty stapler; this also applies if you are stapling many pages at once.
Murder Being Once Done has 192 pages.
Once Upon a Time in the North has 104 pages.
Using the print preview shows how a document will look once its printed.