# How Does One Select Different Passages on the Same Web to Print on One Page??

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-select-different-passages-on-the-same-web-to-print-on-one-page/104533>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 19, 2002, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-select-different-passages-on-the-same-web-to-print-on-one-page/104533 "2002-04-19T15:34:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![SkyKing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@SkyKing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkyKing)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-select-different-passages-on-the-same-web-to-print-on-one-page/104533/1 "2002-04-19T15:34:48Z")

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When I’m in Internet Explorer, I sometimes come across a page in which I would like to highlight only certain paragraphs for printing on a single sheet! I know how to highlight a certain section of a page for printing, but I don’t know how to select multiple sections of that page/article to print on a SINGLE sheet!!  
It seems that I can only select and print ALL the “filler” material between the sections I want, or I just end up having to print the WHOLE article!  
Is there a work-around to this problem??

Thanks in advance!!  
SkyKing

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**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-select-different-passages-on-the-same-web-to-print-on-one-page/104533/2 "2002-04-19T17:05:24Z")

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Copy and paste into another app, one piece at a time, then print from there. Alternatively, c&p all the text and edit out what you don’t want. Unfortunately, most apps don’t do multiple selections the way Windows Explorer does with the file list.

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**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2002, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-select-different-passages-on-the-same-web-to-print-on-one-page/104533/3 "2002-04-19T17:57:34Z")

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I just open a WORD document and paste what I want to print. I find that the easiest way and the best whay to know what you are going to get.

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**Author:** ![SkyKing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@SkyKing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkyKing)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-select-different-passages-on-the-same-web-to-print-on-one-page/104533/4 "2002-04-20T15:27:35Z")

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To RJK and Sailor:

Thanks for your input! I figured that was the only way, but being lazy, I was hoping someone knew of a “trick” that would enable one to avoid having to do the extra work!

Makes you wonder why someone from MS hasn’t figured out a way of doing it while in the browser program! I mean…it makes sense in terms of saving ink ($$), paper ($$), and time ($$) !! 😉

Thanks again…  
SkyKing