TURN ON OR TURN OFF PRINT BACKGROUND COLORS AND IMAGES

INFORMATION

To configure Internet Explorer to print web pages which have background colors and images, you need to enable the setting Print Background Colors and Images. This allows background colors and images to print when you print a web page.

TURN ON OR TURN OFF PRINT BACKGROUND COLORS AND IMAGES

If you are a user you should follow the manual steps in the section below.

If you are a system administrator and wish to set this option directly in the Windows registry, follow the steps below:

Warning If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Symprex cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. You use it at your own risk.

Open the following registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main

Set the string value Print_Background to yes(on) or no(off).

MANUALLY TURN ON OR TURN OFF PRINT BACKGROUND COLORS AND IMAGES

Follow these steps to turn on or turn off Print Background Colors and Images:

Step Mouse actions Keyboard actions
1 On the Internet Explorer menu bar:

  • Select Tools.
  • Click Internet Options.
On the Internet Explorer menu bar:

  • Open the Tools menu by pressing ALT+T.
  • Select Internet Options by pressing O.
2 In the Internet Options dialog box:

  • Select the Advanced tab.
In the Internet Options dialog box:

  • Move to the Advanced tab by pressing the CTRL+TAB.
3 On the Advanced tab, under Settings:  Printing:

  • Turn the Print background colors and images setting on or off by selecting or clearing its check box.
On the Advanced tab, under Settings:  Printing:

  • Move to the Print background colors and images setting by pressing the DOWN ARROW key.
  • Turn the setting on or off (select or clear) the check box by pressing SPACEBAR.
4 To save your settings and close the dialog box:

  • Click OK.
To save your settings and close the dialog box:

  • Press ENTER.

Internet Options: Advanced tab: Print background colors and images:

 

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