The Print button has been removed from Blackboard. It was not updated, so it did not work with the version of Blackboard that we installed over the holiday break.
An alternative might be to install the PrintWhatYouLike bookmarklet into your browser. It uses JavaScript to let you select what you want to print. Then you can send the selection to a printer, save it as a pdf, and more.
An alternative might be to install the PrintWhatYouLike bookmarklet into your browser. It uses JavaScript to let you select what you want to print. Then you can send the selection to a printer, save it as a pdf, and more.
You can get PrintWhatYouLike from printwhatyoulike.com. You install it by clicking the "Try the bookmarklet" link and following the instructions.
The process to use it is as follows:
The process to use it is as follows:
- Select the PrintWhatYouLike bookmarklet.
- Move your mouse until the part of the page that you want to print is outlined in red. Sometimes you have to move around to get the right region.
- Click the mouse.
- Use the "Isolate" button to open a new web page/tab with just the highlighted content.
- Use the "Print" button in the PrintWhatYouLike box. That lets you select margins, determine whether to save a file or print, and more.
- You may have go to the previous page in your browser in order to get everything cleaned up so Blackboard is responding again.