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This articles covers the basics of print settings and formatting options in Firefox.

This article discusses printing web pages in Firefox. For a tutorial on how to use Firefox's printing features, read below. * For troubleshooting printing problems, see [[Firefox prints incorrectly]]. __TOC__ = Printing a web page = {for win,linux} # Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]] and then click {button Print}.<br/> [[Image:Print Fx29 Win]] # In the standard Print window that opens, adjust settings for what you're about to print, if necessary. See [[#w_print-window-settings|Print window settings]] below for information on what settings can be changed. # Click {for linux}{button Print}{/for}{for win}{button OK}{/for} to start printing. {/for} {for mac} # Click the menu button [[Image:New Fx Menu]] and then click {button Print}.<br/> [[Image:Print Fx29 Win]] # To adjust settings for what you're about to print (if necessary), click on the arrow beside the Printer selector, and see [[#w_print-window-settings|Print window settings]] below for information on what settings can be changed. <br/> <br/> [[Image:5b566c185ee0e0a9e4fbff7fab19f74f-1250097448-79-1.jpg]] <br/> # Click {button Print} to start printing. {/for} == Print window settings == {for win} [[Image:5b566c185ee0e0a9e4fbff7fab19f74f-1268485460-632-1.png]]<br> '''Printer''' section: * Click the drop-down menu next to to '''Name''' to change which printer prints the web page you're viewing.{note}'''Note''': The default printer is the Windows one. When a web page is printed with the selected printer, it becomes the new default printer.{/note} * Click on {button Properties...} to change the paper size, print quality, and other settings specific to your printer. '''Print range''' section - Lets you specify which pages of the current web page are printed: * Select '''All''' to print everything. * Select '''Pages''' and enter the range of pages you want to print. For example, selecting "from ''1'' to ''1''" prints the first page only. * Select '''Selection''' to print only the part the page you've highlighted. '''Copies''' section - Lets you specify how many duplicates you want to print. * If you enter more than 1 in the '''Number of copies''' field, you can also choose whether to collate them. For example, if you choose to make 2 copies and select '''Collate''', they will print in the order 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. Otherwise, they will print in the order 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3. {note}'''Note''': The following settings are saved as Firefox preferences on a per-printer basis.{/note} '''Print Frames''' section - If you are viewing a web page with frames, you can select how the frames print: <br/> [[Image:5b566c185ee0e0a9e4fbff7fab19f74f-1236733364-926-1.png]] <br/> * '''As laid out on the screen''' will print the way you see the web page in Firefox. * '''The selected frame''' will print only the content in the frame you've last clicked. * '''Each frame separately''' will print the content from all the frames, but on separate pages. {/for} {for mac} <br/> [[Image:5b566c185ee0e0a9e4fbff7fab19f74f-1250097539-411-1.jpg]] <br/> * '''Printer''': Change which printer prints the web page you're viewing.{note}'''Note''': The default printer is the Mac one. When a web page is printed with the selected printer, it becomes the new default printer.{/note} * '''Presets''': Select saved printer settings. * '''Copies''': Lets you specify how many duplicates you want to print. ** If you enter more than 1 in the '''Copies''' field, you can also choose whether to collate them. For example, if you choose to make 2 copies and select '''Collate''', they will print in the order 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. Otherwise, they will print in the order 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3. * '''Pages''': Select '''Pages''' and enter the range of pages you want to print. For example, selecting "from 1 to 3" prints the first three page of the document only.{note}'''Note''': The following settings are saved as Firefox preferences on a per-printer basis.{/note} * '''Options''': ** Select '''Print Selection Only''' to print only the part the page you've highlighted. ** Select '''Shrink To Fit Page Width''' to scale the web page to be the same width as the paper. * '''Appearance''': ** Select '''Print Background Colors''' to have Firefox print web pages with color backgrounds as they are shown on the screen. Otherwise, Firefox leaves backgrounds white. ** Select '''Print Background Images''' to have Firefox print web pages with image backgrounds as they are shown on the screen. Otherwise, Firefox makes background a solid color. * '''Frames''': <br/> [[Image:5b566c185ee0e0a9e4fbff7fab19f74f-1236733364-926-1.png]] <br/> ** '''As laid out on the screen''' will print the way you see the web page in Firefox. ** '''The selected frame''' will print only the content in the frame you've last clicked. ** '''Each frame separately''' will print the content from all the frames, but on separate pages. * '''Page Headers''' and '''Page Footers''': Use the dropdown menus to select what appears on the printed page. The top-left dropdown box's value appears at the top-left corner of the page; the top-center dropdown box's value appears at the top-center portion of the page, and so on. You can choose from: ** '''--blank--''': Nothing will be printed. ** '''Title''': Print the title of the web page. ** '''URL''': Print the web address of the web page. ** '''Date/ Time''': Print the date and time when the web page was printed. ** '''Page #''': Print the page number. ** '''Page # of #''': Print the page number and the total number of pages. ** '''Custom...''': Enter your own header or footer text. This can be used to show a company or organization name at the top or bottom of every printed page. {/for} {for linux} === General tab === [[Image:5b566c185ee0e0a9e4fbff7fab19f74f-1243478879-175-1.png]] * Click on a printer in the list to select it.{note}'''Note''': The default printer is the Linux one. When a web page is printed with the selected printer, it becomes the new default printer.{/note} * '''Range''' section: ** Select "All pages" to print everything. ** Select "Current page" to print only the page you were viewing when you chose to print. ** Select "Pages" and enter the range of pages you want to print. For example, entering "1" prints the first page only. Entering "1, 2, 3 - 7" prints pages 1, 2, and 3 through 7. * '''Copies''' section - Lets you specify how many duplicates you want to print. ** If you enter more than 1 in the '''Copies''' field, you can also choose whether to collate them. For example, if you choose to make 2 copies and select '''Collate''', they will print in the order 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. Otherwise, they will print in the order 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3. ** Select '''Reverse''' to print the pages in reverse order. === Page Setup tab === Lets you change settings for your printer, including two-sided printing, multiple pages per sheet, whether to print even or odd pages only, what paper size to use, and more. The available settings will vary based on your printer. === Options tab === [[Image:5b566c185ee0e0a9e4fbff7fab19f74f-1243478879-175-2.png]] {note}'''Note''': The following settings are saved as Firefox preferences on a per-printer basis.{/note} * '''Print Frames''' section - If you are viewing a web page with frames, you can select how the frames print: <br/> [[Image:5b566c185ee0e0a9e4fbff7fab19f74f-1236733364-926-1.png]] <br/> ** '''As laid out on the screen''' will print the way you see the web page in Firefox. ** '''The selected frame''' will print only the content in the frame you've last clicked. ** '''Each frame separately''' will print the content from all the frames, but on separate pages. * Select '''Ignore Scaling and Shrink To Fit Page With''' to automatically adjust the width of the pages you're printing. * Select '''Print selection only''' to print only the part of the web page you've highlighted. * Select '''Print Background Colors''' to have Firefox print web pages with color backgrounds as they are shown on the screen. Otherwise, Firefox leaves backgrounds white. * Select '''Print Background Images''' to have Firefox print web pages with image backgrounds as they are shown on the screen. Otherwise, Firefox makes background a solid color. * '''Header and Footer''' section - Use the drop-down menus to select what appears on the printed page. The top-left drop-down box's value appears at the top-left corner of the page; the top-center drop-down box's value appears at the top-center portion of the page, and so on. You can choose from: ** '''--blank--''': Nothing will be printed. ** '''Title''': Print the title of the web page. ** '''URL''': Print the web address of the web page. ** '''Date/ Time''': Print the date and time when the web page was printed. ** '''Page #''': Print the page number. ** '''Page # of #''': Print the page number and the total number of pages. ** '''Custom...''': Enter your own header or footer text. This can be used to show a company or organization name at the top or bottom of every printed page. {/for} {for win,linux} = Changing the page setup = {for linux} {note}'''Note''': The following settings are saved as Firefox preferences on a per-printer basis.{/note} To change the paper size for printing and the page orientation: # At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox {menu File} menu and select {menu Page Setup...}. The Page Setup window will appear. <br/> [[Image:5b566c185ee0e0a9e4fbff7fab19f74f-1243479623-843-1.png]] <br/> #* '''Paper size''': Select the type of paper for printing. #* '''Orientation''': #** Select '''Portrait''' for most documents and web pages. #** Select '''Landscape''' for very wide pages and images. # Click {button Apply} to save the settings and close the Page Setup window. {/for} {for win} To change the orientation of the page that prints, change whether background colors and images are printed, page margins, and what to include on the printed pages' header and footer, at the top of the Firefox window, click on the {button Firefox} button, go over to the {menu Print...} menu ({menu File} menu in Windows XP), and select {menu Page Setup...}. The Page Setup window will appear. {note}'''Note''': The following settings are saved as Firefox preferences on a per-printer basis.{/note} == Format and Options == [[Image:Print Web Page - Win3]] The Format & Options tab allows you to change: * '''Orientation''': ** Select '''Portrait''' for most documents and web pages. ** Select '''Landscape''' for very wide pages and images. * '''Scale''': To try to make the web page fit on fewer sheets of printed paper, you can adjust the scale. '''Shrink to fit''' automatically adjusts the scale. * '''Options''': Select '''Print Background (colors & images)''' to have Firefox print backgrounds for web pages. Otherwise, Firefox leaves page backgrounds white. == Margins and Header/ Footer == [[Image:Print Web Page - Win4]]<br> The Margins & Header/Footer tab allows you to change: * '''Margins:''' You can enter the width of the page margins for the top, bottom, left, and right sides of the page separately. * '''Headers & Footers''': Use the dropdown menus to select what appears on the printed page. The top-left dropdown box's value appears at the top-left corner of the page; the top-center dropdown box's value appears at the top-center portion of the page, and so on. Choose from: ** '''--blank--''': Nothing will be printed. ** '''Title''': Print the title of the page. ** '''URL''': Print the web address of the page. ** '''Date/ Time''': Print the date and time when the page was printed. ** '''Page #''': Print the page number. ** '''Page # of #''': Print the page number and the total number of pages. ** '''Custom...''': Enter your own header or footer text. This can be used to show a company or organization name at the top or bottom of every printed page. Click {button OK} to finish making changes and close the Page Setup window. {/for} {/for} {for win,linux} = Print preview = To see how the web page you want to print will look when printed, press the {key Alt} key to display the menu bar, then click on the {menu File} menu and select {menu Print Preview}. The Print Preview window allows you to change some of the options detailed above. Access the Print window by clicking {button Print...}, or the Page Setup window by clicking {button Page Setup...}. Click on the arrows next to the '''Page:''' field to flip through the pages of the document. The double arrows take you to the first or last page, and the single arrows go to the next or previous page. You can also adjust the scaling and orientation (see [[#w_changing-the-page-setup|above]]).{for win}<br><br> [[Image:Print Web Page - Win5]]<br><br>{/for} Click {button Close} to exit Print preview. {/for} =Advanced tips= * If you want to edit the web page content prior to printing, you can use an extension such as [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/print-edit Print Edit]. * To print a single image from a page, you can typically right-click it and select "View Image" or "View Background Image", then print using the instructions above. * Web pages can set themselves up to appear different on paper to how they look on screen, so don't be suprised to see some changes. (If you see some colours or background images missing, see '''Print Background Colors''' and '''Print Background Images''' above.)