How to Print and Optimize the Print Layout of a Web Page.

There are times when it is just easy to print out a webpage and bring it with you. Most websites are not designed to be optimized for printing.  So here is a simple explanation on how to print a website correctly.

1. Format the print layout of the web page

Using the web browsers Print Preview function for formatting the print layout of a web page is very complicated and even using MS Word or WordPad is also a time consuming process. The best way is to use PrintWhatYouLike! Instead. With the help of this, you can easily remove text and graphics from the web page you want to print.

If you move your mouse over the different objects of the page you will see that red boxes will be outlined. When you click on the object you want to remove or modify, the box will get a yellow background which indicates that it is selected. The menu on the left will now let you do several things such as:

• Changing font type or size of the selected object.
• removing background colors and images of all objects
• removing or isolating a specific object like a text box, a picture or a frame

2. Print the web page

Printing a web page when your print layout is ready is very simple, here are some tips:

To print in Internet Explorer

Go to “File” in the browser menu and choose any of the available commands:

• “Page Setup” – to select paper source, orientation, paper size etc when printing.
• “Print” – for printing the web page immediately.
• “Print Preview” – to get a preview of what the printout will look like before printing.

To print in Mozilla Firefox

Go to “Archive” in the browser menu and choose any of the available commands:

• “Page Setup” – to select paper source, orientation, paper size etc when printing.
• “Print Preview” – to get a preview of what the printout will look like before printing.
• “Print” – for printing the web page immediately.