Article ID: 273108 - Last Review: January 29, 2007 - Revision: 3.2

You Cannot Change the Default Option for Printing Framed Web Pages

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SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to print Web pages that contain frames either by clicking Print on the File menu or by clicking the printer button on the toolbar, Internet Explorer prints each frame individually.
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STATUS

This behavior is by design.
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MORE INFORMATION

The default option to print each frame individually is hard-coded into the browser and you cannot change the option through the user interface or by using an existing registry key.

To print selected frames, either right-click an area in the desired frame, and then click Print, or click in the desired frame, click Print on the File menu, and then click Selected frame.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
    • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
    • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
    • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
    • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
    • Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
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