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Printing a Web page in Internet Explorer 6

Adapted From: Internet Explorer 6 For Dummies

A quick way to print a Web page
Problem: Some people attempt to use the Print button, only to find that their printed copy "cuts off" the text on either side of the page.
Problem: "The printed page has everything on the Web page all separated and spread out."

If you discover a Web page with really interesting information that you want to have a paper (hard) copy of, all you have to do is print the page. Make sure that your printer's turned on and ready to go and then Choose File --> Print.

The Print box appears, as shown below.

If you have more than one printer at your disposal, make sure that the correct printer is selected. If you want to print more than one copy of the page, change the Number of Copies setting.

Click OK.

A quick way to print a Web page — assuming that you want only one copy and you know that the correct printer has already been selected as your default printer — is to simply click the Print button (the button that looks like a printer with a piece of paper coming out of the top) on the toolbar at the top of your screen.

Problem: Some people attempt to use the Print button, only to find that their printed copy "cuts off" the text on either side of the page. To fix this problem, continue reading...

Laying out your page.

The File --> Page Layout command lets you tweak the appearance of your printed pages by summoning the dialog box shown below. Margins: Lets you set the top, bottom, left, and right margins. To print a web page change the left and right margins to zero. If all looks good, hit the print button.

If you want to see how a page will appear on paper before you send it to your printer, choose the File --> Print Preview command. A Print Preview screen appears, as shown below.

Print Preview lets you see how a page will appear before you print it.

Problem: "The printed page has everything on the Web page all separated and spread out." To correct this problem, continue reading...

Opting for print options.

The Options tab in the Print dialog box lets you control several aspects of how a Web page is printed. The first set of options are for pages that are laid out in two or more frames, which display content independently of one another. Internet Explorer gives you three options for dealing with frames:

As laid out onscreen: Prints all the frames together, as they appear on the screen.

Only the selected frame: Prints only the frame you've selected. This option is available only if you select a frame before calling up the Print dialog box.

All frames individually: Prints separately all the frames that make up the page.

Choose "As laid out on screen" to print as you see the page.