How do increase the font when requesting a print

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How do increase the font when requesting a print

When I find it necessary to print a thread of question/answers the printed font size if incredibly small and for MR MAGOO a waste of ink and paper.

Any tricks to increase the font size of the page(s) i want to print so that it is closer to 12 points ?

There are some forums that have a print version of their forum web pages.

LC520 (my first iMac 25MHz), 8500/SonnetG4, Performa 6360, QS G4, iMac 3.06GHz, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Aug 26, 2010 8:05 PM

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Answer 1

Aug 26, 2010 9:17 PM in response to mac midiguy

Hi, mac midiguy -

In many browsers, Command-+ (that's the + key on the keypad set) will increase the font size for text displayed on a page. That should carry through when you print the page.

You can also select the text, across many entries in a thread including the entire thread if needed, then click on the selected text and drag it off onto the desktop where it should turn into a text document. You can then open that in a text app or word processor, change the text to a size that suits you, and then print it. This has the advantage that you can remove any elements/portions of the thread that don't contribute to the solution, or that you don't otherwise want.

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mac midiguy Author

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Aug 27, 2010 5:48 AM in response to Don Archibald

Don Archibald wrote:
Hi, mac midiguy -

In many browsers, Command-+ (that's the + key on the keypad set) will increase the font size for text displayed on a page. That should carry through when you print the page.

+I can increase the web page but it will not print the same size +
>

You can also select the text, across many entries in a thread including the entire thread if needed, then click on the selected text and drag it off onto the desktop where it should turn into a text document. You can then open that in a text app or word processor, change the text to a size that suits you, and then print it. This has the advantage that you can remove any elements/portions of the thread that don't contribute to the solution, or that you don't otherwise want.

+Good hint: I'll try this when get to a computer with attached printer+

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mac midiguy Author

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Aug 27, 2010 5:55 AM in response to Don Archibald

Don Archibald wrote:

You can also select the text, across many entries in a thread including the entire thread if needed, then click on the selected text and drag it off onto the desktop where it should turn into a text document. You can then open that in a text app or word processor, change the text to a size that suits you, and then print it. This has the advantage that you can remove any elements/portions of the thread that don't contribute to the solution, or that you don't otherwise want.

I just tried this but can't find a text application that will open this file.

It reminds me of the simple text documents created in os 9 and prior that could not be edited.

More help with that hint please.

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roam

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Aug 27, 2010 6:30 AM in response to mac midiguy

My suggestion is proving unreliable, so I have edited it out. Sorry about that.

Message was edited by: roam

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Answer 5

Aug 27, 2010 6:57 AM in response to mac midiguy

Hi, mac midiguy -

What OS is this in?

Have you tried opening it in a word processor rather than a text app?

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Answer 6

Aug 27, 2010 1:47 PM in response to mac midiguy

Hi

Just drop the .textClipping file on an open document in TextEditor.
That will let you edit your doc.

/Instant_1

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mac midiguy Author

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Aug 28, 2010 4:54 AM in response to Instant_1

Instant_1 wrote:
Hi

Just drop the .textClipping file on an open document in TextEditor.
That will let you edit your doc.

/Instant_1

Apple's Text-Editor will not open the file: i just get a blank page.

OS Tiger 10.4

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mac midiguy Author

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Aug 28, 2010 5:03 AM in response to Don Archibald

Don Archibald wrote:
Hi, mac midiguy -

What OS is this in?

Have you tried opening it in a word processor rather than a text app?

OS Tiger: 10.4

"Pages 09" could not see the file and Text-Edit opened the file as a blank page.

Finally Text-Edit Plus 4.9 was able to open the document: wow, a lot of editing to get a readable document in larger print size.

Odd, that Apple's forum can't buy the software that so many other forums have that creates a "printable" version which has a more decent size of font. Ah well, perhaps when Apple makes a few more bucks they can afford to buy that software.

Thanks all for the help/advice.

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Answer 9

Aug 28, 2010 5:33 AM in response to mac midiguy

Hi

You are not supposed to OPEN the file with TextEditor. It's a drag&drop.

1. Create a new (empty) document in TextEdit
2. Drag and drop your file into that open document window.

The text is automaticly copied into the open window.

Or you can mark any part in a website and drag & drop it into an open TextEdor page. Easy as that . . .

/Instant_1

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Answer 10

Aug 28, 2010 12:16 PM in response to Instant_1

Even easier: Select the text you want, then in the Safari menu, Services>New TexEdit Window Containing Selection.

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Answer 11

Aug 28, 2010 12:24 PM in response to Bruce De Benedictis

By the way, to eliminate elements you do not want in the web page, you can use Printliminator.

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