How do I print a document?
You said:
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The daily notes should have been put in smaller print so
that they could be printed on less paper.
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I went through a whole printer cartridge in a couple of weeks,
and they are expensive!
You answered:
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Printing in the teaching labs on the G level of Jepson hall
is free (although printing in G28, the big lab everyone uses by default,
is not).
We answer:
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Print from PDF files whenever possible: We have
made PDF files to minimize the number of pages printed. The font is automatically
set to a reasonable size.
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Print what you need: You have the ability to print
just the pages you want. If you're printing a PDF file, scroll through
the document to see what pages you want, then in the Print screen
(In Netscape, click on File, then Print) specify the range
of pages you want printed. If the file is not PDF, look at a preview of
what you print (In Netscape, click on File, then Print preview).
Once you've decided what pages you want, click Print and specify
the range of pages you want printed.
If it is an HTML document (i.e. a web page), then you
can use your browser to print directly (in Netscape, click on File
then Print), but this route may use up LOTS of paper and ink unless
you take precautions:
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Check the font: The font is often set for easy
reading on the screen -- big words. That's good for screens, but wasteful
on paper. Go into the preferences (try clicking on Edit at
the top of the screen if you're using Netscape) and click on Fonts.
If the font is more than size 10, you might want to reduce it.
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Avoid printing pictures: Imagine how much ink it
would take for you to draw what you see on the screen (e.g. imagine
the huge amount of ink it would take to reproduce the UR homepage). That's
how much it will cost your printer to print it. Consider leaving beautiful
full color images for enjoyment on the computer.