# View in Print mode

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-in-print-mode/121868>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 1, 2002, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-in-print-mode/121868 "2002-08-01T14:02:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2002, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-in-print-mode/121868/1 "2002-08-01T14:02:26Z")

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I hope this isn’t a repeat, but I have a question. You know how you can open a thread and at the bottom there is an option to “view as printable” (or something to that effect)?  
Can you view all of the board in this fashion? What I mean is, it cuts out the background color, all graphics, and gives you bare bones text, which loads like lightning. I would love to cruise the boards and just automatically have threads load in that fashion.

Just a thought- it would probably considerably lighten the server load as well- no need to load smiles, background pictures or colors, etc.

Zette

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2002, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/view-in-print-mode/121868/2 "2002-08-01T16:03:40Z")

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You can if you use the view as printable button. But there’s no way to say “always view threads in printable form.”