How do I print selected text in Safari?

Darien &,

There is a kludge procedure that you can use.

Select the desired text, then go to Safari>Services>Text Edit>New Window Containing Selection and Text Edit will open (behind Safari) with the desired text. You can then print the selection using Text Edit.

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Darien &,

I used kludge in this context: "In modern computing terminology, a kludge is a method of solving a problem, doing a task, or fixing a system (whether hardware or software) that is inefficient, inelegant, or even unfathomable, but which nevertheless works.

In my opinion, it would be more elegant if "Print Selection" was available in Safari without going through another program.

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To answer your question directly, no, Safari does not have this feature. There is no option to print only selected text.

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Another kludge, if you want formatting, would be a screenshot. Shift-Command-4 will give you a cross-hairs cursor to draw a box around what you want and Shift-Command-4 followed by the spacebar will let you select a window. Then print out the screenshot.

Does anyone know WHY this feature doesn't exist in Safari? It's something people use every day. My parents just switched over to a Mac, and find things like this way to print only selected text to be very convoluted and confusing.

There are tons of threads online about this topic, both on Apple forums and elsewhere, and I am sure other people than myself have added it as a feature request. Why not just implement it?

Mark,

Your plea will will not be heard unless you submit Mac OS X Feedback.

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Try Print Selection, it allows you to do what you require from the Services menu in ANY application.

You need to download and install the software I linked to - it's totally free reliable.