Apple revises technote on printing in Mail
Monday, March 27th, 2006Apple has revised its technote 
on “printing Mail messages, wrapping text, and font sizing”.
The technote describes the three options available when printing Mail.app messages (just choose “Print” from the File menu, then change the third pop-up menu’s choice from “Copies & Pages” to “Mail”):
In short, the three options are:
- Scale message to fit: This option prints the message exactly as it is displayed on the screen, without re-wrapping. If the message is wider than the paper size, the message is resized to fit.
- Rewrap message to fit: This keeps the specified font size of the message and rewraps the text to fit the paper size, producing a printout that is some cases looks different to the screen view. The printout may appear smaller than its looks on the screen.
- Keep the same apparent font size: Here Mail tries to strike a balance between screen and print points per inch and may rewrap the printout if needed. The technote suggest that “if you’re not sure which option might be best for you, try this one first.”
It’s also worth noting that this print option it “sticky” and your choice is retained until you change it again.
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