Introduction

Once you've created your document, you may want to print it to view and share your work offline. It's easy to preview and print a document in Word using the Print pane.

Optional: Download our practice document.

Watch the video below to learn more about printing documents in Word.

To access the Print pane:

1. Select the File tab. Backstage view will appear.
   
2. Select Print. The Print pane will appear.
   

Click the buttons in the interactive below to learn more about using the Print pane.

You can also access the Print pane by pressing Ctrl+P on your keyboard.

To print a document:

1. Navigate to the Print pane, then select the desired printer.
   
2. Enter the number of copies you want to print.
   
3. Select any additional settings if needed.
   
4. Click Print.
   

Custom printing

Sometimes you may find it unnecessary to print your entire document, in which case custom printing may be more suited for your needs. Whether you're printing several individual pages or a range of pages, Word allows you to specify exactly which pages you'd like to print.

To custom print a document:

If you'd like to print individual pages or page ranges, you'll need to separate each entry with a comma (1, 3, 5-7, or 10-14 for example).

1. Navigate to the Print pane.
2. In the Pages: field, enter the pages you want to print.
   
3. Click Print.
   

If your document isn't printing the way you want, you may need to adjust some of the page layout settings. To learn more, check out our Page Layout lesson.

Challenge!

1. Open our practice document.
2. In the Print pane, change the settings to print only pages 2 and 5.
3. Change the number of copies to 2.
4. Use the arrows at the bottom of the print preview to view each page.
5. When you're finished, your Print pane should look something like this:
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6. Optional: If you have a printer, you can click the Print command. It should print two copies of pages 2 and 5.