If you want to print an article you are interested in from the Internet, it is not at all necessary to scour the web page in search of a printable version, much less copy it into Word (but we will still consider this option, since many users are accustomed to using this program for working with text). Both of these methods are routine and irrational. It should be noted that if you copy text from an Internet page and paste it into any text editor, you will then need to edit the pictures and text (pictures may crawl onto the edges of the page in Word and the text may not display correctly), but this is not Very good. After all, there are other simpler ways to print a page from the Internet on a printer.
Note: At the end of the page there will be a conclusion that will help you choose the desired printing method.
In this publication we will discuss the most popular browsers that will help solve this issue:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Opera
- Internet Explorer
- Yandex browser
- Microsoft Edge
How to select the text to print
First of all, you must select the text you want to print on your printer. But on this page, in addition to the article itself, there may be other extraneous materials that you may not need: links to similar pages, comments, site table of contents, advertising, etc. You can leave, for example, comments as additional information, or you can remove it - it's up to you.
To select text to be printed on the printer, you need to select the text with the left mouse button. Left-click at the beginning of the text and, without releasing it, move the mouse to the last word in this document. This way, the text you want to print should be highlighted.
Note: you don't have to select the text, but make the settings in your browser. We'll talk about them further.
Without removing the selection, simultaneously press two keys on the keyboard “Ctrl” + “P” - the key combination is suitable for all browsers. After this, a window will open where you need to select the necessary parameters and click on the “Print” button. Now let's talk about what you need to click in the browser at this stage. Below you can find your browser to start the printing procedure.
Printing a page from the Internet
There are many conscientious website developers and designers who have taken care of their users and have already prepared web pages for printing. This is indicated by a separate dedicated button on the website, when clicked, a printable version is immediately displayed on the printer. But what if there is no such button, but you need to save the information?
Most browsers can handle this task, and in several ways. One of the simplest is to call the print command using the CTRL+P key combination (you must first open the page you want to save). In the window that appears, you need to specify the desired settings and click the “Print” or “Save” button. To print a page from the Internet cleanly as you need (meaning without junk, advertising, etc.), you can install plugins in your browser. For example, such as AdBlock, AdBlock Plus or uBlock Origin. Of course, this method is not always acceptable, since the page after formatting may look somewhat crooked, and ad blockers do not always cope with the task. The end result may be a result that was not at all expected.
The second way to print a page from the Internet is slightly different from the first. First, we also press the combination of the same two keys CTRL + P, but this time we save the selected page in PDF format and then print it out. Why save in this format? Yes, because by opening the received document in any PDF editor, you can easily edit it - remove all unnecessary things, move text and pictures as desired, add your own information, etc. Then boldly print it, no longer worrying about the final result.
Next we will talk about when you need to print only text from a page.
Google Chrome
After pressing the keys, the print menu will appear. In the window you will see a preview area (located on the right), with which you can understand what is about to be printed. On the left there are very useful settings that will help remove unnecessary information from the document, and also at the top left you can see the number of how many sheets it will take to print this text.
Here you can specify: how many copies you want to make, select a layout and mark which printing option you want to make - color or black and white. When you set up printing, be sure to check the “Simplify Page” checkbox. This way, you will remove unnecessary elements from the future document and reduce the number of pages. Here's an example:
The number of pages became 10, but was 12. Also, elements that do not relate to the text were removed from the document. As you can see from practice, this function is useful, and we recommend using it. Now all you have to do is click “Print” to print these pages.
If you need a document in good quality, we recommend clicking “Advanced settings” and in the quality section specify “600 dpi”.
Selecting print quality:
Internet Explorer
This browser has the same functionality as Mozilla Firefox. When you press “Ctrl” + “P”, you need to specify the page range and then click “Print”. If you made a selection of text, then click on “Selection”. If you want to print the entire web page, then click on “All” and after that you can print this page.
Please note that Internet Explorer may have a quick print button (see image below). You should absolutely not use it, because it immediately starts printing the entire page, bypassing the settings window and ignoring the selection. Internet Explorer also has a feature that prints text along with advertisements, even if they were not highlighted. We do not recommend using this browser to print web pages.
Text selection
Mozilla Firefox Dialog Box
First of all, please note that on the site page, in addition to the article you are interested in, there may be a lot of other information: comments, polls, offers to read additional material on the topic. To immediately eliminate printing of extra pages, left-click on the article or that part of it that you need on paper. Now we use the key combination Ctrl + P: hold Ctrl, press P, release. Moreover, it is not necessary to switch to the English keyboard layout; it works both in Latin and Cyrillic.
The “Selection” line in the Mozilla Firefox browser dialog box becomes active only if you have specified a print area. Place the checkbox in this position, click OK, and the document is printed on the printer. It works the same way
. Unfortunately, there is currently no preview function, and the number of sheets that will be printed is anyone's guess. The Internet Explorer browser also has
. You should not click it, because without an additional request to confirm the task, printing of the entire site page will begin, even if you have already selected the desired piece of text.
Opera
This browser is visually similar to Google Chrome. Therefore, we will not analyze it in detail, since we have already done this above. If you are going to print pages from this browser, we recommend that you go above, where we talked about how to print in the Google Chrome browser. We have made a complete review of this procedure for this browser and the information that is there will be very useful for you.
By pressing the “Ctrl” + “P” keys, a window for printing settings will appear. Here you need to check the “Simplified page” box (to remove unnecessary elements before printing) and select the quality “600 600”. After this, you can safely click on “Print”.
Ad-free printing
Article without ads in Google Chrome
To ensure that an article printed directly from the Internet does not contain any extraneous information and is formatted, it is necessary to remove advertising from the site . This is simply done by installing plugins:
- AdBlock;
- AdBlockPlus.
You will find step-by-step instructions for installing any of these free plugins in the article Extensions can be enabled or disabled for a specific portal. Yes, using the plugin
and the Ctrl+P key combination, you will prepare any article for printing within one minute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRdBbImdt8k
- Printing on both sides of the sheet.
Have fun typing.
Yandex browser
The printing procedure is very similar to the Google Chrome and Opera browsers (read more about the settings above, where we talked about these browsers). When you go to the desired page and press “Ctrl” + “P”, you will see the following window:
Be sure to check the “Simplify layout” checkbox, specify the parameters you need and click “Print”.
Preview
Possible settings
The list of parameters is practically independent of the browser or printer drivers. The most common:
- Recipient - select a printer to complete the task if several devices are installed and available in Windows, including MFPs.
- Number of copies.
- Orientation - the location of text on a sheet - horizontally or vertically (landscape, portrait).
- Range (page numbers).
- Paper output mode: color, monochrome (black and white).
Among the advanced settings are:
- Paper size or format (A4, A5). A3 can also be selected if the printer supports it.
- Scaling (reducing will allow you to print more information on one sheet).
- Number of pages on one sheet.
- The dimensions of the margins around the perimeter (you can leave them standard, specify different or identical margins on all sides).
- Duplex printing option.
- Options for printing headers, backgrounds, or colors.
Features of browsers (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer, Yandex Browser, Microsoft Edge)
Although the preview settings are almost the same across all browsers and even printers, there are still some, perhaps minor, differences.
- Old Internet Explorer prints only through a simplified system dialog.
- Chrome, Opera, Yandex.Browser, Edge have a built-in extended menu for setting up the output of information on paper.
- The program from Yandex allows you to simplify the layout by removing unnecessary design elements, compressing text, and minimizing the number of empty spaces on the sheet.
You can also configure saving the page in PDF format, which will allow you to save it entirely with scrolling.
Microsoft Edge
In this browser, the printing procedure is the same as in other browsers. You need to indicate your printer on the left - if you have several of them, select the print orientation, how many copies to print, and we also recommend turning off the header and footer (as in the screenshot below).
When all the parameters are set according to your conditions, click “Print”.
Microsoft Word
Many users are already accustomed to the Microsoft Word program, and it seems to them that all procedures related to text should be done in it. Therefore, we decided to tell you how to do it correctly in this application. Below are the basic guidelines that you should use to make the text readable and correct for printing on paper:
- To paste text into Word, you first need to copy it, and our first recommendation is to copy the text in parts. If you select all the text at once, you will thus highlight the advertising that is on the site, as well as unnecessary elements of the site (for example, a menu).
- To save a picture, right-click on it and select: “Save Image” (in Opera) or “Save Image As...” (in Google Chrome) or “Save Image As...” (Internet Explorer). When the window opens, specify the path where you want to save the image. After this, you can insert the image into your prepared text (see the first point).
- When the document is completely ready, you can print it.
How to print a picture from the Internet
First you need to open the selected image. Then save it in the location you specify, or simply hold down the left mouse button on the picture and drag it to the desktop. Next, open the image and click the “Print” button on the top panel. You can also copy a picture from the Internet and paste it into Word and then print it out.
Service PrintWhatYouLike.com
There is a service on the Internet that will help you print any Internet page. Here it is https://www.printwhatyoulike.com/. Go to this site and enter the page address in the empty field. Next, check the box “I’m not a robot” and click “Start”.
At the top left you will see a window in which you can set printing settings:
To start printing, click "Print".
Instructions for printing in the online service printwhatyoulike.com
Go to printwhatyoulike.com. Paste the link to the article into the address bar, enter the captcha and click “Start”.
- Clicking on a block or element on the site will bring up a context menu where you can delete it, print it, resize it, move it, scale it, or specify the area of interest.
- The menu on the left changes the formatting and layout of the content. Click “Print” (a classic window with settings will appear).
How to print without advertising
To print a page without advertising in browsers you need to install AdBlock or AdBlock Plus. This extension allows you to remove advertising from your browser not only while printing, but in the future you will no longer see advertising.
This plugin can be installed with one click in any modern browser, after which it will work in the background and block all advertising on sites (the plugin can be disabled for some sites). Thanks to this plugin, you can clean up an article for printing directly in your browser. But, it is better to use Google Chrome or Opera. And you won't need to install additional applications in your browser.
How to print data from a smartphone
Depending on the specific printer model, there are two main methods. This depends on the presence of a Wi-Fi module in the printer.
The first option is to assume that your printer is modern and can connect to a Wi-Fi network to which your smartphone is safely connected. Then, in order to print various files from your phone on a printer, you just need to select the required file, long-press it and wait for the context menu, which will prompt you to print the selected file. You need to select a printer to print, configure print characteristics and click Start.
The second option is suitable for absolutely any printing device. Previously, we learned how to print from a computer to a printer. Now you just need to connect your smartphone with a USB cable to your computer, transfer the required files and repeat the above steps.
As a result of any specific method, you will definitely be able to achieve your plans.
Let's take stock
To print a web page, we recommend using Google Chrome, Opera or any other browser based on the Chromium engine. In these browsers, printing the page you are interested in is much more convenient and practical. After opening the print menu by pressing the key combination “Ctrl” + “P”, we will see a document preview window, in which the volume of text and its location on the sheet of paper will be clearly visible. If you use these browsers, then you get a huge advantage, since in them you can remove all unnecessary elements of the site and leave only the text.
Mozilla Firefox
The Ctrl + P hotkeys work, but they are inconvenient to use: a window opens in which there are practically no settings, unless you go to the printer driver. Besides, in
compresses the text and places it
.
At the same time in
There is a print button that opens a very convenient settings window with a preview of the document. And here in the tab
you need to remove the default marker in the line Shrink to page width. The text is immediately displayed at 100%.
Adblock Plus ad blocker is downloaded and updated automatically. The browser has
, which removes from the screen
and everything that does not concern the article itself. And in this form, the article can be printed both through hotkeys and through the browser menu.
The selected fragment is printed only using the hotkeys Ctrl + P, in this window you can
. The hotkeys Ctrl + Shift + P here have nothing to do with printing, but cause
.
