I recently discovered that there are several web-based print tools out there to control how you print. Who knew? After checking out a few of them, I've decided that PrintFriendly is my favorite. While all the other web-based applications I looked at still "got the job done", PrintFriendly was by far the easiest to use.
PrintFriendly lets you take any webpage and create a clean page to print. Gone are all the advertisements, comments, sidebars, etc. You even have the option of printing with or without graphics. Plus you have the added flexibility of changing the font size of your text.
Once you are ready to print, you have the option of: sending your document to your printer, creating a PDF, or sending it as an email link. The folks at PrintFriendly have even created a bookmarklet (ie. a little icon) that you can drag to your internet browser's toolbar. By installing this nifty little feature, you are one click away from using PrintFriendly any time you need it. Plus, using launching the bookmarklet will automatically format the webpage you're currently viewing.
Folks, it just doesn't get any easier than this. PrintFriendly is a free web-based service. There's nothing to download, and they don't even require you set up an account. So if you're sick of killing a forest everytime you want to print something, I suggest you take a look at PrintFriendly. The trees will thank you.
If you would like to check out similar programs, that have even more customized features (but are a bit more complicated to use), here are other application to create printer friendly documents:
PrintFriendly Demo
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