9 Ways to Print Just a Section of a Document or Website

In an effort to conserve paper and ink, you may wish to print only a portion of a document, email, or web page. We will discuss different methods of printing segments from a website, document, or email for Mac and Windows users. The print options available to you depends entirely on the application you are using. Learn how to circumvent these limitations by converting webpages, documents, and emails to PDFs.

Method 1

Method 1 of 9:

Print Selected Content (Word)

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This option is available in Microsoft Word for Mac and Windows. Instead of printing an entire Microsoft Word document, select the content or images you wish to print. You may only make one selection at a time.
Mac users may use the shortcut ⌘ Command+P; Windows users may use the shortcut Ctrl+P.
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Mac users may find “Selection” in the “Pages” section; Windows users may find “Selection” in the “Page Range” section. The preview on the right of the dialog box should only display the text and/or graphics you highlighted.
Your selected text will print.^{[1]XResearch source}<

Method 2

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Print the Current Page (Word)

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Mac users may use the shortcut ⌘ Command+P; Windows users may use the shortcut Ctrl+P
Mac users will find “Current Page” in the “Pages” section; Windows users will find “Current Page” in the “Page Range” section. The print preview will only show one page.
Your current page (and only your current page) will print.^{[2]XResearch source}

Method 3

Method 3 of 9:

Print Nonconsecutive Pages (Word & Google Docs)

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This option is available in Microsoft Word and Google Docs for Mac and Windows. This print feature is useful when you need to print several, nonconsecutive sections from a document. The pages do not need to be consecutive.
Mac users may use the shortcut ⌘ Command+P; Windows users may use the shortcut Ctrl+P.
If you are using Google Docs, click on the circular button next to the text box that reads: “e.g. 1-5, 8, 11-13”.
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Enter the page numbers you would like to print. Separate individual pages or page ranges with commas and place a dash (-) between the first and last pages of a range.
- For example: “1, 3-5, 10, 17-20”, “5, 11-12, 14-16”, or “10, 29”.^{[3]XResearch source}
- Click through the preview to make sure all of the pages you wish to print are included.
The selected pages will now print.^{[4]XResearch source}

Method 4

Method 4 of 9:

Print Consecutive Pages (Word & Google Docs)

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This option is available in Microsoft Word and Google Docs for Mac and Windows. This print feature is useful when you need to print a selection of consecutive pages from a document.
Mac users may use the shortcut ⌘ Command+P; Windows users may use the shortcut Ctrl+P.
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If you are using Microsoft Word for Windows, select “Pages”.
- If you are using Google Docs, click on the circular button next to the text box that reads: “e.g. 1-5, 8, 11-13”. In the text box, type the first page you would like to print, insert a dash (-), and then enter the last page of the document you would like to print.
- If you are using Microsoft Word for Mac, click on the circular button to the left of “From:”. Enter the first page in the text box to the right of “From”. Enter in the last page in the text box to the right of “To:”.
- Click through the preview to make sure all of the pages you wanted to print are included.
Your page selections will print.^{[5]XResearch source}

Method 5

Method 5 of 9:

Print Sections of Web Pages (Chrome, Edge, & Firefox)

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Go to the web page you want to print. If you want to print part of a web page, go to that webpage in Chrome, Safari, Edge, or Firefox now.
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Press ⌘ Command+P (Mac) or Ctrl+P (PC).
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Enter the desired range of pages. Insert a dash (-) between the first and last pages of a range Separate individual pages or page ranges with commas.
- Click through the print preview to make sure all of the pages are there.
The range of pages will now print.

Method 6

Method 6 of 9:

Print Sections of Web Pages (Safari)

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Safari provides its users with the option to print one page.
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Choose File then Print. You can also type in the shortcut ⌘ Command+P.
Alternatively, scroll through the pages using the buttons under the print preview.
Your single page will now print.

Method 7

Method 7 of 9:

Print Section of an Email (Gmail)

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Instead printing out an entire email conversation, Gmail users can print one message from that thread
Find this icon (downward-facing arrow) next to the reply button.
A print dialog box will appear.
The selected email will print.^{[7]XResearch source}

Method 8

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Print Section of an Email (Apple Mail & Outlook)

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Alternatively, Mac users can use the shortcut ⌘ Command+P and Windows users can use the shortcut Ctrl+P.
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Select Single (Apple Mail) or Pages (Outlook).
- If you are using Mail, click on “All” next to pages to activate a drop down menu then select “Single”.
- If you are using Outlook, locate “Page Range” and select “Pages”.
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Select the page you would like to print.
- If you are using Mail, use the preview window to scroll to the page you would like to print.
- If you are using Outlook, click on the text box to the left of “Pages” and enter in the page number you would like to print.
The single page will print.

Method 9

Method 9 of 9:

Print Pages in an Email (Apple Mail & Outlook)

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Alternatively, Mac users can use the shortcut ⌘ Command+P and Windows users can use the shortcut Ctrl+P.
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Select “Range” (Mail) or “Pages” (Outlook).
- If you are using Mail, click on “All” next to pages to activate a drop down menu then select “Range”.
- If you are using Outlook, locate “Page Range” and select “Pages”.
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Enter the range of pages you would like to print.
- If you are using Mail, enter the first page number in the text box to the left of “to” and enter the last page number in the text box to the right of “to”.
- If you are using Outlook, click on the text box to the left of “Pages” and enter in the page number you would like to print. Enter in the first page number, followed by a dash (-), then the last page number. For example: “1-3” or “4-5”.
The range of pages will print.

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Try clicking the right button on your mouse, and see if a print selection will come up.
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I Use Internet Explorer in Windows 10 How can I print only a section of a web page detail?
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Use Windows' Snip tool, this will allow you to capture/crop and save an image of only the section you need (which you can then print).
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I want to print an ebook which is double spaced and in large font size. With lots of unnecessary spaces. How can I reduce it?
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If you have a tool like OneNote, you can take snippets or screenshots and then paste them in OneNote. Once you do this, you can right click and transcribe to text.
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