Print options for documents

Training Home Google Apps Education Mail Calendar Docs Sites Other Tools Module 4: Docs > Chapter 2: Sharing, Privacy, Printing & Publishing Table of Contents Previous Chapter: Introduction to Google Docs » Chapter 2: Sharing, Privacy, Printing & Publishing Online collaboration Share and access docs in your school Share docs outside your school Share and access docs with groups Shared collections with individuals and groups Advanced sharing permissions Email docs as attachments Publish docs to the web Embed docs into a blog or website Print options » Word processing documents Spreadsheets Presentations Drawings Print preview Next Chapter: Documents Printing documents in Google Docs generates a PDF file that you can then open and select to print. If you want to print directly to a PDF without choosing Print settings: From within the document you'd like to print, select Print from the File menu. A PDF is downloaded in your browser. If you'd like to change your print settings before printing, follow these steps: Choose Print settings or Page setup from the File menu. In the Print settings menu you can select if and where you want to print your page annotations (like page numbers) In the Page setup you can choose how your document will appear with the following specifications: Page orientation: landscape or portrait Paper size: Letter (8.5" x 11"), Legal (8.5" x 14"), or A4 (210mm x 297mm) Margins: top, bottom, left, and right Page color Once you've selected your specifications, click Print at the bottom of the settings window. A PDF will be downloaded in your browser.