Printing Prettier Webpages

Webpages are generally full of junk which is even more painfully obvious when you want to print them. This week we're spring cleaning with PrintFriendly, an extremely useful Chrome extension that scrubs a webpage and leaves you with a much tidier printed or PDF version. This handy tool can be used by both you and your students!

Install PrintFriendly:
- Use this link to get the extension on the Chrome Web Store or Google ‘PrintFriendly’

Use PrintFriendly:
- Click the Extensions menu (the puzzle piece) at the right of the web address bar
- Select PrintFriendly
- On the pop-up menu, select ‘PrintFriendly Page’

The Deep Cleaning Process:
Initial Sweep: PrintFriendly will take a first pass at creating a 'printer-friendly' version of the page by trashing obvious ads, pop-ups, sidebars, and navigation menus.

Spot Cleaning: To toss additional items, such as unnecessary images or text, simply click on them to send them to the dumpster.
Polishing: Style, Edit, and Highlight tools let you further detail your document... shrink/enlarge text and images or highlight key passages.
Shiny and New - Once you are happy with your beautified document, print or save as a PDF using the menu at the top.

Pro Tip: An undo option is available to restore inadvertently trashed items. And if you really overdo the scouring, you can simply close the doc and restart.