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Print only the first page or selection of a message in Outlook

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By default, Microsoft Outlook prints the entire content of a selected email message. However, there are times when you may only want to print a specific part of an email, such as the first page or a particular section. This tutorial provides solutions for managing these specific printing needs.


Video: Print only the first page or selection of a message in Outlook

 

Print first page of a message by changing the Print Options

We will show you how to print only the first page of a message in Outlook step by step.

Step 1: Select and highlight the email message that you will print in the Mail List.

Step 2: Open the Print dialog box:

  • In Outlook 2007, click "File" > "Print";
  • In Outlook 2010 and 2013, click "File" > "Print" > "Print Options". See screenshot:

Print Options button

Step 3: In the "Print" dialog box, check the "Pages" option under the "Page range" (or "Print") section, and enter "1" in the box. See screenshot:

Print dialog box

It depends on your own needs to enter the number in the Page box. For example, to print the first two pages, enter "1, 2" in the box.

Step 4: Click the "Print" button (or "OK" button).

Then it will print the specified first page of the selected email message within a minute.

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Print the selection of a message by using Kutools for Outlook

Outlook doesn’t have a built-in feature to print only a selected portion of an email. However, "Kutools for Outlook" offers a solution for this. Let’s see how this feature works.

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Step 1: Select the contents that you want to print only.

select part of message

Step 2: Click "Kutools Plus" > "Print" > "Print Selection".

print selection in the ribbon

Step 3: Verify that the selected content is correct in the "Print Selection" dialog, then click "Print".

print selection feature

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