Printing specific pages

Walter Minkel walterm at nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us
Mon Oct 20 13:00:57 EDT 1997


Yeah, but Net-Print (according to the site) only works with Macs. Is there
anything like it for Windows? --W

On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, Anny Khoubesserian wrote:

> Try Net-Print
> 
> http://www.luminet.net/~dmoe/
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> 
> At 8:11 AM -0700 10/20/97, Paul H. Gray wrote:
> >We are an academic library with 10 Internet access stations running
> >Netscape in our Reference area.  Patrons often need to print only a brief
> >selection from the middle of a lengthy Web document.
> >
> >Unfortunately - if the document is standard html (as opposed to a pdf file)
> >there is no convenient way (that I know of) to print just this portion.
> >Yes - the print dialogue allows you to print from page x to page y  -- but
> >there is no way to know which 'page' you desired info is on.
> >The only option I have been able to suggest so far is to go to 'Print
> >Preview' and page through until you reach your information.  Not very
> >workable if what they want is on page 40 out of 75.
> >
> >As a result patrons are printing piles and piles of material they don't
> >need - or really want - to print.  Very costly for us since we currently do
> >not charge.
> >
> >Is there something I am missing?? Any ideas as to how others are dealing
> >with this would be very welcome.  Feel free to respond ditectly to me if
> >you prefer.
> >
> >Paul H. Gray, Learning Resources Manager      Phone:  (817)515-6623
> >
> >TCJC Northeast LRC                            Fax:    (817)515-6275
> >        828 Harwood Road                              E-Mail:
> >phgray at tcjc.cc.tx.us
> >Hurst, Texas 76054
> 
> 
> Anny Khoubesserian
> Information Services Coordinator
> Cornell University Medical College
> The Samuel J. Wood Library
> 1300 York Avenue
> New York,  NY  10021
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Walter Minkel, School Technology Trainer
Multnomah County Library, 205 NE Russell St., Portland, OR 97212
Voice (503)736-6002; fax (503)248-5441; walterm at nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us
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