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Originally posted by Brenda:
Thanks SIX.
Hey, maybe you can answer a question for me. I need to write out an email for my poet friend to check but I need to include about 25 pages of my book. How with Google Chrome do I add to an email just the pages that I need?
Which email do you use? (Gmail, hotmail/outlook, yahoo mail, etc)
What program are you using for your writing?
Whatever program you used, you should have an option when Printing a file in Windows 10 to "Microsoft Print to PDF" in the "Destination" box on the top right of your print dialog box (after you select "File" then "Print" from the dropdown box). This will save it to a file instead of giving output to a printer.
I just tested this in my Firefox browsing session and I can do it from there, so you can probably do it from any program that allows you to print to a printer.
While your in that Print dialog box, there is also a Box for "Pages" a little bit down from the Destination box.
If you wanted to put the first 25 pages in the PDF file, click on the box where it says "All" and pick the bottom option "Custom". A new box will appear underneath where you should type in "1-25" without the quotes.
Here's a picture:
Disregard the warning that you can only print page 1 to 3. It's only saying that because when trying to print from this page in Firefox there are only 3 pages to print. Your limits will be the amount of pages of your full book.
If you wanted to skip any pages in the beginning like a table of contents or blank pages or whatever, you can type in something like "8-33" instead. You get the idea.
After you save that PDF file, no matter which email client you use you should be able to just drag and drop it into your email to the poet from an Explorer window.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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I use Gmail for email and write in Word doc.
I'm not printing anything just sending the poet an email with what I need to do for the publisher.
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Originally posted by Brenda:
I use Gmail for email and write in Word doc.
I'm not printing anything just sending the poet an email with what I need to do for the publisher.
I know. You're not printing paper. You're printing to a file.
If you follow the directions and the picture, you will print a PDF file to your hard drive. For simplicity, you should save it to your desktop.
Then open your Gmail and type your email to the poet and drag the file from your desktop onto the email in Gmail and it should attach to the email for you to send it.
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I'll rewrite it out simple.
Click on File at the top of Word, then select Print from the dropdown box. (Depending on the version of Word, the Print might be reached differently. If I remember right, Word 2007 has a big circle button at the top left and Print is accessed by clicking on it.)
Once the Print dialogue box is open (see picture below), click on the "Destination" box and change it from your printer (if you have one) to "Microsoft Print to PDF" on the top of your print dialog box.
While your in that Print dialog box, there is also a Box for "Pages" a little bit down from the Destination box.
If you wanted to put the first 25 pages in the PDF file, click on the box where it says "All" and pick the bottom option "Custom". A new box will appear underneath where you should type in "1-25" without the quotes.
Here's a picture:
Disregard the warning that you can only print page 1 to 3. It's only saying that because when trying to print from this page in Firefox there are only 3 pages to print. Your limits will be the amount of pages of your full book.
If you wanted to skip any pages in the beginning like a table of contents or blank pages or whatever, you can type in something like "8-33" instead. You get the idea.
Once you've done that, click on "Print" at the bottom. Instead of printing paper, it will open a Save dialog box and you can select your Desktop, name the file what you want to name it, and then when you're in Gmail you can drag your new PDF file into the email from your Desktop.
ETA: PDF files used to require a program called Adobe Acrobat to open/edit. It's now a standard file that can be opened in any web browser (Firefox, Chrome, Edge, etc.). When you send it to your friend, they will be able to double click it and it will open in their web browser. Most likely, if you sell your book on Amazon as a digital file, it will be published as a PDF file for download on a Kindle.
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Okay SIX. I think I get it. Thanks for the help.
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Let me know if you have any trouble with it. Going to bed soon, but we can pick it up in the morning if we don't get to it tonight.
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Hey SIX. Had a look last night and what you posted doesn't seem to line up with what Word looks like for me. I will admit that I was doing it in a rush. So will have a better look at it this afternoon.
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Dental appointment that was set for 10am has been moved to 12. But still have to get moving as I have a couple of things to do before I get there. So later peeps.
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Hey SIX. Had a look last night and what you posted doesn't seem to line up with what Word looks like for me. I will admit that I was doing it in a rush. So will have a better look at it this afternoon.
That doesn't surprise me. I was using the Print Dialog from Firefox. It could look somewhat different in word. I usually don't pay attention to any of that. It should be similar enough for you to figure it out.
What year of Microsoft Office (Word) do you have. I can give you better specific steps if I knew that.
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It's 2007 and I also went into my library to speak to the internet people there. Not helpful. The lady was all full of destroying my document and I can't do that.
The poet and her husband are trying to help from her end. But again I'm not sure.
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