Ok; I have a question?

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 14 Dec 2000 9:50 pm

So when I highlight some thing with my mouse and right click to print/ How come it's printing the whole page and not what I highlighted?
I'm not that familiar with the printing portion of this contraption.
Oh the printer is a Cannon 4300 Bubble jet. and I'm using the latest Explorer browser.
Thanks.
Ricky

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 15 Dec 2000 12:20 am

There are actually two different print commands in IE. The one from the File menu shows a dialog that gives you the option to print just the selection (under "Print Range"). The other is the Printer icon in the toolbar, which just prints the whole page using your default printer settings.

The command in the context menu (also called the "right click" menu) is mapped to the Printer icon button command, not to the File/Print... command. This is just how Microsoft programmed it. Someone in Redmond flipped a coin. If you want to print the selection instead of the whole page, you have to use the Print... command from the File menu.

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Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 15 Dec 2000 5:02 am

b0b,
Thanks for that info on printing. I'm going
into my 3rd year as a computer 'wizard' and
have been trying to figure out how to print
just what you are looking at on the screen;
without all the extra unwanted stuff and wasting paper.
It couldn't be any easier. Thanks again.
chipsahoy

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 15 Dec 2000 5:50 am

I'm running IE 5.5 SP 1. When I highlight, then right click-Print, it brings up the File-Print command, with the option to print the selection.

b0b · Post by **b0b** » 15 Dec 2000 8:45 am

By golly you're right, Jim. I assumed that it didn't because it doesn't have the three dots after it, and because Ricky said it didn't.

This is a typo on Microsoft's part. Their own UI standards state that if a command brings up a dialog, it should have the the 3 dots after it (as in "Print...").

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 15 Dec 2000 11:52 am

Well I'm getting the print command; but I'm not getting the option to print the selection>It's uncheckable.
So; what is goin' on there?
Ricky

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 15 Dec 2000 11:56 am

Make sure you have actually highlighted some text. If you just right click on the page without highlighting anything, the selection option will be grayed out.

I just checked and you must have the mouse in the highlighted area when you right click. Otherwise you won't get the selection option either.[This message was edited by Jim Smith on 15 December 2000 at 12:03 PM.]

Kenny Forbess · Post by **Kenny Forbess** » 15 Dec 2000 6:16 pm

Ricky,
Hi-lite the portion you want,
go to FILE ,
click on PRINT,
when the print box comes up,
under the PRINT RANGE click on SELECTION,
then click OK at the bottom,[This message was edited by KENNY FORBESS on 15 December 2000 at 06:17 PM.]

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 16 Dec 2000 12:11 am

Hey Jim; b0b, thanks for the help. Kenny that works and now everything is working>even the way the others explained it.
Maybe I tripped something up

Thanks everybody; I got it down now.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Ricky

Tom Mortensen · Post by **Tom Mortensen** » 16 Dec 2000 9:44 pm

I can print the selection in IE but never have found a way to do it with Netscape.
Any suggestions?

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