Printing Web Pages

Printing a Web page is basically the same as printing any other document. If you haven't fully mastered the art of printing. Here focus on tools and techniques that are unique to printing Web pages. Some things to consider before you print are listed here, as follows:

• Look around the page for a printer-friendly or printable page link. If you find such a link, click it for a version of the page that's likely to work better with your printer.
• If the Web site consists of multiple individually scrollable frames and you want to print only one frame, click some plain text or white space in the frame you want to print.
• If you want to print only a portion of the Web page, select the content you want to print.
• Consider using Print Preview, discussed next, to see how the printed document will look before you actually print. That way, you won't waste paper on disappointing results.

To print the page, click the drop-down arrow beside the Print button and choose Print. Or choose File → Print from the menu, or press Ctrl+P.

The Print dialog box opens. First, click the printer you want to use. If you want to create an XPS document rather than go straight to paper, choose Microsoft XPS.

Before you click the Print button, consider the following:

• If the page has multiple frames and you want to print only the one you previously clicked, click the Options tab, choose Only the Selected Frame, and click the General tab again.
• If you want to print only the content that you previously selected, choose Selection.
• If you want to print only a portion of a multipage document, choose any option other than All. For example, click Current Page to print only the page you're viewing. Or choose Pages and enter a page range.
• To conserve color ink, consider clicking Preferences → Paper/Quality → Black and White → OK. (Not available on all printers.)
• To preview how things will look before you print, click Apply and then click Cancel. Then use Print Preview as described next to take a close look. Otherwise, click Print to start printing.