How do I view a .PRN file prior to printing?

Walter

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Aug 3, 2005, 8:37:00 AM8/3/05

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I saved a web page as a .PRN file, how do I view this file prior to printing?
Many Thanks,

Mike

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Aug 3, 2005, 10:01:13 AM8/3/05

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When you say "saved" do you mean you used "save as" and just changed the file
extension that way? That will not work. Have you tried printing then
changing the printer to a text file?

One good viewer is TextPad.
www.textpad.com

Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Aug 3, 2005, 10:34:00 AM8/3/05

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You can't view a .PRN file; it is formatted in printer language for a
specific printer. If it was formatted for a Generic/Text Only printer, you
will be able to read the text, but there may be a good bit of garbage mixed
in.

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Walter

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Aug 3, 2005, 11:40:17 AM8/3/05

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Mike,
I was hoping there was some converter built into WORD that would read this
file, such as print preview. It appears, however, there is no such tool.
Further, this file is a web page that was saved as a .PRN file. The end
objective is to save web pages for later viewing so I do not have to print
out everything.
Thanks,
Walter

Walter

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Aug 3, 2005, 11:42:42 AM8/3/05

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Suzanne S. Barnhill,
Thank you for your insight. What I was hoping for was a converter tool
within WORD that would allow me to review the file. The actual file is a web
page saved as a .PRN file. The end objective is to be able to save a web
page for later viewing rather than having to print it out all the time.
Thanks,
Walter

Suzanne S. Barnhill

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Aug 3, 2005, 9:44:46 PM8/3/05

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You could get around this by initially saving the Web page from your browser
as "Web page, complete" or choose "Make available offline."

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Walter

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Aug 4, 2005, 6:56:06 AM8/4/05

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uzanne S. Barnhill,

Thank you very much. I did what you recommended-and it worked. I think, in
my initial efforts to save web pages for later viewing, I did something
wrong. So I tried saving it as a .PRN file, which for reasons you explained
earlier, is not the proper route to take.
Thank you,