printing question in OSX

[fjs08]

Hi,

Is there a way to print non consecutive pages at one time via OSX?? Usually, I go to Preview and print them one at a time.
Thanks.
Frank

 

[iSaint]

MS products allow you to select random pages, but I don't think it's possible via OS X. What are you trying to print, and from what application?

 

[fjs08]

>>MS products allow you to select random pages, but I don't think it's possible via OS X. What are you trying to print, and from what application?<

Just random items from web and or Word or Excel. I agree, when I use XP on my wifes PC, there is a line where I can insert pages with dashes or comma's. I've not seen that on OSX.

Frank

 

[kostia]

It's by application. Adobe apps, for instance, do let you insert ranges and random pages (like "1,2,4" for instance), but they use their own Print dialog, not the built-in OS X one. Any program (web browser, Preview, any iLife app) that uses the built-in OS X print dialog only has the "From X to Y" input, so you can only do a range.

However, if you change "Copies & Pages" to "Paper Handling" you should have the option to print only even pages or only odd pages. Combining that with a range can narrow things down; for instance, if you wanted pages 3 and 5, you could say From 3 to 5, plus check "only odd" and page 4 wouldn't print.

 

[neil21]

Just found out how to do this!

You cmd-click select multiple pages and choose file>print selected pages... In preview at least.

 

[spinnerlys]

You cmd-click select multiple pages and choose file>print selected pages... In preview at least.

But that may differ from Mac OS X 10.4, the actual version at the time this thread was made - April 2007, three years ago.

Btw, how did you come upon this thread and what was your motivation?