Software Tips & Tricks Print What YOU Want from the Internet

By Laura Noble

After finding a great article on the Web, often you'll want to print it...but as it prints, you realize it's 20 pages long and half those pages contain unwanted ads.

Solution: Before you print perform a Print Preview.

1. From the File menu of your browser (both Internet Explorer and Netscape) select Print Preview.
   
   
2. The preview box will open (see the sample below).
   
   
3. The Page indicator in the top toolbar displays the total number of pages. The single arrows, when clicked, will move pages up or down a page. The double-arrows will move to the first/last page.
   
   
4. The actual article section of the preview will also display the total number of pages (Page 1 of 2).
   
   
   

   

   
   
5. If it is not necessary to print all the pages, click the Print button and in the Print Range section fill in the Pages from boxes and print.
   
   
6. After successful printing, click the Close button in the Print Preview box.
   
   

   

   
   

Note: A selection can also be printed. Select a portion of the Web page and select File, Print. In the Print Range section of the box click the Selection option.

Need help finding what you need on the Internet? Check out the Internet Search Tips article.

Stay tuned to Networking Today in the coming months for more Software Tips & Tricks from Noble Software Solutions.

Laura Noble is the owner of Noble Software Solutions. Laura can be contacted at 519-680-2689 or by e-mail at lnoble@noblesoftwaresolutions.com. www.noblesoftwaresolutions.com

Published in Networking Today, May 2004.