Q & A: Eliminating images and unnecessary pages when printing
Question: I print a lot of information from the web so I can read it easier on paper rather than on the screen. Unfortunately I often get a last page that prints out with only the web address information which is wasting paper. In addition there are usually images that I could do without helping me to save both paper and ink. Do you know of a way that I can eliminate this problem and print only the information I need?
Answer: There are several options available. First you could use the Print Preview feature on your browser and determine if there is an unnecessary page at the end. If so you can select only the range of pages that you would like to print.
Another option is that you can copy and paste the information you are interested in reading into a word processing program such as Word. This way you are only getting the information that you need, eliminating the unnecessary pages.
A third and probably better option would be to download the new free program called Green Print (http://www.printgreener.com). Green Print has a new free version of its program that lets you choose what information is printed. You can eliminate those unnecessary blank pages as well as remove images from pages. Even better, Green Print has an easy to use PDF writer. If you only are printing information from the web so you have a copy of the information, why not save it to your computer as a PDF file rather than printing out a hard copy. Better for the environment and even better for your office storage space.
Visit http://www.printgreener.com to download the free version of Green Print World and learn more about this great free program
–Carrie Albin, Outreach Coordinator and Co-Editor