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How to print only the selected text in Office Word?


It is very easy to print only the selected text in MS Office Word, to avoid wasting paper pages!



Content:

1.) ... Printing only one text area from the document!
2.) ... This means you save ink and paper on your printer!
3.) ... More information on how do I only print marked areas!


1.) Printing only one text area from the document!

 
Please first select the section of the text to be printed, for example, hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse to highlight the text to be printed in the MS Word document ..

Now on the file in the menu / tabs above left! (... see Image-1 Point 1)

and select "Print selection"!  (... see Image-1 Point 2 and 3)

See also: ►► Cancel all printing orders in Windows 10 via print service?!


For proofreading, a control expression is often better suited than the screen. However, if you have already corrected large parts of a text, it would be a waste of paper to print out every page of the document after each addition.


Addendum:
To specify multiple text areas, you can hold down the Ctrl key after marking and select additional text areas!


(Image-1) Print only the selected text in Office Word Document!
Print only the selected text in Office Word Document!



For fun Readers:

Even printing the complete, last edited page would be too much. Therefore, it is good to know that Word prints on request only the currently selected text is super ok to Select the text you want to print. So only what you are interested in appears on the paper ;-). You have created a page in Word or a similar program, such as MS Office. Now you want to print your created document. Therefore you go to "File" and then to "Print". Directly you can print your page. But when the sheet is printed, you quickly realize that not all of the data you saw in the page layout was printed. This is often because the print area is less than the page area.This means that a printer can only print on a certain area. Many models work with a small border, which of course you will not see when printing, but which is important for paper feeding. If characters now protrude beyond this edge, the printer can not print on them. Of course, there are also printers that can print border less . However, these are more expensive in the trade and often only useful if you print flyers, posters or pictures. The print area also includes what you specify . So which area of ​​a sheet should be printed out. Sometimes you only want a specific page or section. Accordingly, you can specify the print are a and work with it. In this respect, the print area is both important for the output, as well as your personal needs. 





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2.) This means you save ink and paper on your printer!

Save on your printer ink by printing selectively in all Microsoft Windows programs such as Microsoft Word in the example here, but also in Excel, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, or another browser, WordPad, Outlook, etc. To do this, simply highlight the sections of text you want to print and click the Print icon or option on the File menu. In the printer's Standard dialog box, under Page Range, select Selection.

( ... see image-2 points 1 and 2 )

PS: Image 2 is in the old MS Office XP up to 2007, these programs / APPs continue to work on Windows 11 and 10!

Tip: ►►  Open docx documents with old MS Office Word!


Tip: Marking the text in MS Word !

(Image-2) Print the section of a page or selected text in MS Word 2002!
Print the section of a page or selected text!

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3.) Further information on how do I only print marked places!



Printing only selected parts of a document may depend on the software you use.

Here are general steps for some common programs:

Microsoft Word:



Highlight the text you want to print.
Go to the File menu and select Print.
Under Print Area, make sure Mark or Select is selected.
Click Print to print only the selected text.

Adobe Acrobat Reader:



Select the text in the PDF document that you want to print.
Right-click the marker and select Print.
Under Area, make sure Marker is selected.
Click OK or Print to print only the selected text.

Google Chrome:



Highlight the text on the web page that you want to print.
Right-click the marker and select Print.
Under Area, make sure Marker is selected.
Click Print to print only the selected text.



Info:

Please note that these instructions may vary depending on software version and operating system. Be sure to check and adjust the current settings in your specific software. If you use other software, please let me know and I can give you more specific instructions.





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