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- Print Selected Content (Word) |
- Print the Current Page (Word) |
- Print Nonconsecutive Pages (Word & Google Docs) |
- Print Consecutive Pages (Word & Google Docs) |
- Print Sections of Web Pages (Chrome, Edge, & Firefox) |
- Print Sections of Web Pages (Safari) |
- Print Section of an Email (Gmail) |
- Print Section of an Email (Apple Mail & Outlook) |
- Print Pages in an Email (Apple Mail & Outlook) |
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In an effort to conserve paper and ink, you may wish to print only a portion of a document, email, or web page. We will discuss different methods of printing segments from a website, document, or email for Mac and Windows users. The print options available to you depends entirely on the application you are using. Learn how to circumvent these limitations by converting webpages, documents, and emails to PDFs.
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Select the text and/or images you would like to print in Microsoft Word. This option is available in Microsoft Word for Mac and Windows. Instead of printing an entire Microsoft Word document, select the content or images you wish to print. You may only make one selection at a time.
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Click the File menu and select Print . Mac users may use the shortcut ⌘ Command + P ; Windows users may use the shortcut Ctrl + P .Advertisement
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Choose Selection . Mac users may find “Selection” in the “Pages” section; Windows users may find “Selection” in the “Page Range” section. The preview on the right of the dialog box should only display the text and/or graphics you highlighted.
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Scroll to the page you would like to print.
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Click File and select Print . Mac users may use the shortcut ⌘ Command + P ; Windows users may use the shortcut Ctrl + P
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Choose Current Page . Mac users will find “Current Page” in the “Pages” section; Windows users will find “Current Page” in the “Page Range” section. The print preview will only show one page.
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Scroll through the document and identify the pages you would like to print. This option is available in Microsoft Word and Google Docs for Mac and Windows. This print feature is useful when you need to print several, nonconsecutive sections from a document. The pages do not need to be consecutive.
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Choose File then Print . Mac users may use the shortcut ⌘ Command + P ; Windows users may use the shortcut Ctrl + P .
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Select Page Range (Mac) or Pages (Windows). If you are using Google Docs, click on the circular button next to the text box that reads: “e.g. 1-5, 8, 11-13”.
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Enter the page numbers you would like to print. Separate individual pages or page ranges with commas and place a dash (-) between the first and last pages of a range.
- For example: “1, 3-5, 10, 17-20”, “5, 11-12, 14-16”, or “10, 29”. [3] X Research source
- Click through the preview to make sure all of the pages you wish to print are included.
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Open your document in Word or Google Docs. This option is available in Microsoft Word and Google Docs for Mac and Windows. This print feature is useful when you need to print a selection of consecutive pages from a document.
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Scroll through the document and identify a set of consecutive pages you would like to print.
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Choose File then Print . Mac users may use the shortcut ⌘ Command + P ; Windows users may use the shortcut Ctrl + P .
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If you are using Microsoft Word for Windows, select “Pages”.
- If you are using Google Docs, click on the circular button next to the text box that reads: “e.g. 1-5, 8, 11-13”. In the text box, type the first page you would like to print, insert a dash (-), and then enter the last page of the document you would like to print.
- If you are using Microsoft Word for Mac, click on the circular button to the left of “From:”. Enter the first page in the text box to the right of “From”. Enter in the last page in the text box to the right of “To:”.
- Click through the preview to make sure all of the pages you wanted to print are included.
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1Go to the web page you want to print. If you want to print part of a web page, go to that webpage in Chrome, Safari, Edge, or Firefox now.
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2Press ⌘ Command + P (Mac) or Ctrl + P (PC).
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Enter the desired range of pages. Insert a dash (-) between the first and last pages of a range Separate individual pages or page ranges with commas.
- Click through the print preview to make sure all of the pages are there.
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Click Print . The range of pages will now print.
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Open the website you want to print in Safari. Safari provides its users with the option to print one page.
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2Choose File then Print . You can also type in the shortcut ⌘ Command + P .
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Under "Page" select Single .
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Enter the page number you wish to print. Alternatively, scroll through the pages using the buttons under the print preview.
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Click Print . Your single page will now print.
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Navigate to your Gmail inbox. Instead printing out an entire email conversation, Gmail users can print one message from that thread
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Click on an conversation that contains the message you would like to print.
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Scroll through the conversation and find the message.
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Click the More icon at the top-right corner. Find this icon (downward-facing arrow) next to the reply button.
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Select Print from the drop-down menu. A print dialog box will appear.
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Open the email you would like to print.
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Click File then select Print . Alternatively, Mac users can use the shortcut ⌘ Command + P and Windows users can use the shortcut Ctrl + P .
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Select Single (Apple Mail) or Pages (Outlook).
- If you are using Mail, click on “All” next to pages to activate a drop down menu then select “Single”.
- If you are using Outlook, locate “Page Range” and select “Pages”.
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Select the page you would like to print.
- If you are using Mail, use the preview window to scroll to the page you would like to print.
- If you are using Outlook, click on the text box to the left of “Pages” and enter in the page number you would like to print.
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Click Print . The single page will print.
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Open the email you would like to print.
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Click File then select Print . Alternatively, Mac users can use the shortcut ⌘ Command + P and Windows users can use the shortcut Ctrl + P .
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Select “Range” (Mail) or “Pages” (Outlook).
- If you are using Mail, click on “All” next to pages to activate a drop down menu then select “Range”.
- If you are using Outlook, locate “Page Range” and select “Pages”.
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Enter the range of pages you would like to print.
- If you are using Mail, enter the first page number in the text box to the left of “to” and enter the last page number in the text box to the right of “to”.
- If you are using Outlook, click on the text box to the left of “Pages” and enter in the page number you would like to print. Enter in the first page number, followed by a dash (-), then the last page number. For example: “1-3” or “4-5”.
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Click Print . The range of pages will print.
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QuestionHow can I print if my computer will not let me select print?Community AnswerTry clicking the right button on your mouse, and see if a print selection will come up.
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QuestionI Use Internet Explorer in Windows 10 How can I print only a section of a web page detail?Community AnswerUse Windows' Snip tool, this will allow you to capture/crop and save an image of only the section you need (which you can then print).
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QuestionI want to print an ebook which is double spaced and in large font size. With lots of unnecessary spaces. How can I reduce it?Travis PaizCommunity AnswerIf you have a tool like OneNote, you can take snippets or screenshots and then paste them in OneNote. Once you do this, you can right click and transcribe to text.
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References
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Print-a-document-in-Word-2016-for-Mac-99e48dce-8ab2-4ad6-98d3-9e4e90a83568
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Print-a-document-in-Word-2016-for-Mac-99e48dce-8ab2-4ad6-98d3-9e4e90a83568
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Print-a-document-in-Word-2016-for-Mac-99e48dce-8ab2-4ad6-98d3-9e4e90a83568
- ↑ http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/getting-started-printing#1TC=windows-7
- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Print-a-document-in-Word-2016-for-Mac-99e48dce-8ab2-4ad6-98d3-9e4e90a83568
- ↑ https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-print-web-pages-firefox#w_printing-a-web-page
- ↑ https://support.google.com/mail/answer/8255?hl=en
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