Fine Tune Your Printing Choices

So, you're in need of a hard copy, but you don't need the entire file? Maybe you just need a page or maybe even just a section or two?

Here is how you can print just what you want.

Go to the Print dialog box, as usual (File menu/Office Button, Print choice or Ctrl + P).In the Page Range section, you'll find a few choices.Below that, you'll find the Pages option. This is where all the printing flexibility comes in.

To print whole pages, you can request them by page number.

Type in: 2 will print only page two of the document.

Type in: 2, 5 will print only pages two and five of the document.

Type in: 3-8 will print only pages three through eight of the document.

Okay, so you get the idea with whole pages, but here's a quick bonus.
By entering page numbers in reverse order, such as 7-2, you will them to print in reverse order.

Want to print just a part of a page?

One way to do it is to copy the text you want and paste it into Word, then print the document - but there's an easier way.

1.Highlight the specific text (or image) you want to print.

2.Press CTRL + P or click File | Print.

3.In the Print Range dialog, click the option button for "Selection" ("All" is the default).

4.Click OK.