I want to print a document from inside a program that won’t let me access my printer control panel?
Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 by admin
I downloaded an ebook from a site called CourseSmart. I can only access it on this computer. The program will not let me access my printer’s control panel, so I can not print the document to file or pdf. I cannot find the stored file (apparently it put into many, small files) so I cannot attempt to open it directly into pdf format. I need to get it off this computer an onto my laptop, or into some format I can print out at work. Suggestions, please?
Your description certainly sounds like there is a reason you aren’t supposed to be printing it. It probably has copy protection.
You could always take screenshots, I guess, if you are really in it for the long haul, but you should think twice before overriding any copy-protection.
The long and tedious way would be to screen shot every page (alt + prt scr) and paste it into word or paint and print each page.
Other than that, the no print option was most likely put in to prevent copies of the material being made. Keep in mind that by doing the above, or another method, is circumventing that copyright protection and in some places is against the law.