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Printing Course Content Pages - Printing "Frames"

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  1. Position your mouse point somewhere in the text you want to print, then click once.
  2. Either:
    • Click the Print icon on the browser's toolbar or
    • Go to the File menu, choose Print.
  3. Click OK.
  1. Position your mouse point somewhere in the text you want to print, then click once.
  2. Go to the File menu and choose Print.
  3. Click OK.
  1. Position your mouse point somewhere in the text you want to print, then click once.
  2. Go to the File menu and choose Print Frame.
  3. Click OK.

Note: If you are having trouble printing PDF or other files in Blackboard, it's sometimes best to save 
the document to your computer and then open and print it outside of Blackboard.

Printing Discussion Forum Messages

  1. First, sort the messages if you'd like. Sorting options are by date, author, subject, or default. Default lists messages by thread, with replies included below initial threads. Sorting by subject is not useful: It sorts alphabetically by subject line, consequently disassociating replies (at least those with re: in the subject line) from initial threads.
  2. Click Show Options.
  3. Click the check boxes next to postings you want to print. If you want to print all of the postings, click Select All.
  4. Click Collect to display the contents of all selected posts in a single window. Now the messages are ready to print.
  5. Click the mouse somewhere in the message list. This selects the frame for printing.
  6. Then click the Print button on the browser toolbar. 


Acknowledgement: Adapted from a document originally created by UNC's ITS Teaching and Learning Center.

Bobby WorldWide Approved 508
11/25/05

Alexander Graham Bell Association | UNC-CH Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences

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