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NotebookPrint[notebook]
sends the specified notebook to your default printer.

NotebookPrint[notebook, "file.ext"]
saves a print-ready form of the notebook to a file in the format indicated by the file extension ext.

NotebookPrint[]
sends the current evaluation notebook to your default printer.

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If notebook is a NotebookObject, then NotebookPrint will print the complete notebook. If it is a NotebookSelection, then NotebookPrint will print just the selection.

NotebookPrint uses the printing options set for the specified notebook, taking defaults from the global options set for the whole front end.

NotebookPrint[notebook, "file.ps"] saves the PostScript form of the notebook in a file.

NotebookPrint[notebook, "file.pdf"] saves the PDF form.

NotebookPrint[notebook, stream, "format"] sends the print-ready form of the notebook to a stream in the specified format.

NotebookPrint[notebook, "!command", "format"] gives the print-ready form of the notebook as input to a command.

Basic Examples (1)

Save the print form of a notebook to a file in PDF format:

The file is saved with the same appearance it has when printed from Mathematica:

NotebookSave NotebookWrite PrintingStyleEnvironment Export

Manipulating Notebooks from the Kernel

Low-Level Notebook Programming

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