Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Word versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. If you are using an earlier version (Word 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Word, click here: Printing a Short Selection.
There are times when you don't want to print an entire document, but only a specific portion of the document. You can do this in Word—just start by selecting the portion you want printed.
How you proceed from this point depends on the version of Word you are using. In Word 2007 press Ctrl+P or click on the Office button and then on Print. To print just the selected portion of the document, choose Selection in the Page Range box, and click on OK.
If you are using Word 2010 or Word 2013, you can still press Ctrl+P, but Word simply displays the File tab of the ribbon with the printing options visible. Click the first button under the Settings heading, and then choose Print Selection. You can then click the Print button at the top of the screen.
You should note that when you print a portion of your document in this manner, headers and footers are not printed—only the text you selected.
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2019-09-09 16:41:35
Brian
What if I wanted to print the headers and footers for my selected text? They print fine when I print the entire document, but not when I choose "Print Selection"
2017-12-12 16:21:26
alan
print selection word 2010
highlight what you want to print
press Ctrl+P
look under Settings
the first choice is print all pages the entire document
click the down v
second choice down is only print the selected text
choose Print Selection
click Print
print selection word 2013
highlight what you want to print
press Ctrl+P
look under Settings
Print Selection Just what you selected
choose Print Selection
click Print
print selection word 2016 .docx
highlight what you want to print
press Ctrl+P
look under Settings
the first choice is print all pages the whole thing
click the down v
Document second choice down is Print Selection Just what you selected
choose Print Selection
click Print
2017-10-09 11:48:48
Jason Steeves
And how would you justy the selected text to the top of the page so you do not waste space or paper? In this way, sometimes a 2 page selection can be moved to only 1 page.
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