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   byhammerandhand | Oct 24, 2006 04:13am | #1

   a) If it's not too long, you can do a show all messages, then print from your browser

   b) Otherwise, I think the easiest way is to copy/paste as much as you can at a time to a text file and print it when you're done.

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   nikkiwood | Oct 24, 2006 04:35am | #2

   It's pretty easy om my machine (Mac); do a "select all", then copy/paste. I have 15 messages displayed at a time on my set-up, and you have to do this each time with each group.

   Usually, I then paste the thread in a Word doc, then you can edit out the extraneous stuff if you want.

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   "It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."

   John Wooden 1910-

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   oldbeachbum | Oct 24, 2006 07:07am | #3

   Hi all,

   I just posted a similar request in "The Tavern" across the street. (Breaktime-FHB).

   There is an excellent thread there with about 1800 posts and photos titled "Adverse Conditions".  Lots of great info I'd like to save.  Just wondering the best way to do it.

   bum

   ...The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it.  -Mark Twain...... :0)

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   nikkiwood | Oct 24, 2006 07:44am | #4

   I know that thread (Mike Smith), and there is a lot of good stuff there. I think the method I suggested earlier is the only way to make a hard copy of a thread, but it would be pretty tedious with that many posts -- even if you edit out the extraneous comments. I assume you know you can bookmark individual posts (or groups of comments). That's the way I generally keep track of information I know I may want to have in the future.********************************************************
   "It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."

   John Wooden 1910-

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   oldbeachbum | Oct 24, 2006 08:38am | #5

   Yes, thanks.  That's the thread.  Several have mentioned that they'd like Taunton to 'publish' it in some way.  Maybe burn a CD?  It sure would be nice to have.  There are a lot of great tips for both pros and DIYers, like myself.

   Beside, it's a  like a good book.  You can just enjoy it for what it is, great work done by someone with great pride in his work.

    ...The unspoken word is capital. We can invest it or we can squander it.  -Mark Twain...... :0)

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   nikkiwood | Oct 24, 2006 04:09pm | #7

   Mike is one of the real experts at BT, but there are many other regulars who have a similar level of expertise, which is one of the things that make the info exchanges so interesting and valuable. In fact last year I built a porch for a house flipper and adapted one of Mike's ideas for the columns.He was exceedingly generous in explaining what he did (and taking pics) so I could incorporate his techniques in my project. Taunton's sister pub (FHB) routinely prints 2-3 pages in every issue of material they pick up from BT, so the info does get some recirculation. I would be shocked if Taunton was not spending effort to figure out how they could better exploit (from a financial point of view) the information that flows from these forums.BT runs pretty much unfettered by the Taunton controllers, and as a result, there are many real pros who frequent the forum, and that of course is what gives real value to the info exchanges. On the other hand, since Berger's arrival at Knots a couple of years ago, he has labored to shape and control the dialogue, and as a consequence, in my opinion, many of the pros with high expertise have simply fallen away. I'm sure he doesn't see it that way, but I think the present Knots is a pale shadow of its former self. ********************************************************
   "It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."

   John Wooden 1910-

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   xmike | Oct 24, 2006 05:19pm | #8

   I think that I may have just found another answer. 

   I just upgraded my Internet Explorer (browser) to IE-7 late last night.  The new IE has a print preview down arrow next to "Print" that allows you to change the "Print" selection to "Only the Selected Frame" - that eliminates the header, the advertising, the column along the left of the posts, etc.

   This is key, because selecting "Only the Selected Frame" option allows you to print everything in the string block set up by FWW, i.e., all nine posts of 1-9 will print out in order, then you go back to FWW and switch to posts 10-23 and you can print out , in order, all the 13 remaining 13 posts.

   Try it - it's cool!

   Mike D

   P.S.  Hey, editors - I really appreciate the "Spell Check" feature on this site - I really can't spell!!

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   nikkiwood | Oct 24, 2006 11:12pm | #11

   I would, but I can't.Mr. Gates and co. have decided they will not make IE available for use on Macs, which is what I have.********************************************************
   "It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."

   John Wooden 1910-

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   wilburpan | Oct 25, 2006 02:19pm | #12

   If you are using Safari, you can put the mouse over the frame you are interested in and do a control-click (hold the control button down while clicking the mouse). This brings up a menu with options to open the frame in a new window or a new tab. Then you can print from the new window or tab.

   Edited 10/25/2006 7:21 am ET by wilburpan

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   nikkiwood | Oct 25, 2006 03:47pm | #13

   Yes you can. But the OP's question was how to print an entire thread.********************************************************
   "It is what we learn after we think we know it all, that counts."

   John Wooden 1910-

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   Frozen | Oct 25, 2006 04:31pm | #14

   To clarify: what was requested was how to print out and entire "string", but what was really wanted was how to print out an entire *thread*.Interesting: the definition of a string (for computer weenies like me) is a series of characters. The definition of a thread is a series of posts written by characters.ducking...
   “Expectation strolls through the spacious fields of Time towards Opportunity.”
   Umberto Eco, The Island of the Day Before

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   xmike | Oct 24, 2006 04:04pm | #6

   Well, no I didn't know that you could bookmark a post.  That's kinda cool - guess I'll have to learn how to do that.

   Thanks for the input!

   Mike D

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   forestgirl | Oct 24, 2006 06:58pm | #9

   If you're using Internet Explorer, Right Click the thread title, select Open in New Window and it'll be in a nice printable format.  Won't take up as many pages as using the Print Frame or Printer Selection options.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   

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   xmike | Oct 24, 2006 08:46pm | #10

   OK, then, that works, too.

   I learn lots here.

   Mike D