The "print to file" option in the print dialog will create a file
containing exactly what will be sent to the printer by the selected
printer driver... graphics codes, printer commands, etc... in other
words, unusable garbage.
It is, however, possible to do what you need and get all of the text on
a page printed to a plain text file.
create a new printer
select the "generic text only" printer
select "file" as the output port
When this is done, go to any web page that contains text, select print,
then select that printer. You will be asked for a filename (use .txt as
the extension) and location, then, when finished, the file will contain
only the plain text that was on the page.
Ironically, if you select "print to file" in the print dialog, since the
default port is "file" an error will be generated.
Obviously, things such as text in an image will not print. Some
programs, notably acrobat, are deliberately designed to not print plain
text output.
Hope that this information is of value.
Beverly Howard
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