"Offering free computer help, hints, and tips to the Internet populace." Now with over 3,820 tips!

Opera 8

Page Backgrounds when Printing

SUMMARY: Save your printer toner or ink when printing webpage documents in Opera 8.5 by skipping background colors and textures.

When printing complex web pages with Opera 8.5, you may notice some pages take a little extra time to print as huge backgrounds are rendered. In some cases, web pages with black backgrounds can also cost you a little more money as toner/ink must be used to print the entire background.

If you'd rather print web pages for the information they contain and not for the graphical backgrounds, you can force Opera 8.5 to stop printing these excess colors (if you are using a color printer) and graphics.

1. Click "File", selecting "Print Options".
2. Uncheck "Print Page Background".
3. Click "OK" to close the dialog box.

This tip is for an older version of the Opera web browser; instructions and information may not be applicable to the latest version.