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How to Enable Print Background Colors and Images on Browser

Tweak your printing settings to get the desired image output

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Because printer ink isn’t exactly the cheapest office material to come by, it goes without saying that you’d want to be very careful about how you actually use it.

Because of this, many programs, and even the printers themselves are set by default to save ink whenever given the chance.

For example, most of the time when you try to print a web page, you’re probably interested more in the text and other elements such as icons or images.

As such, the printing of backgroundcolorsand images is disabled by default in some web browser applications.

This guide is here to help you figure out how to disable this function, depending on the browser you are using.

How can I print background colors in Internet Explorer?

1. Internet Explorer 10

2. Internet Explorer 11

Keep in mind that IE is a pretty old browser. The only IE version currently supported by Microsoft is Internet Explorer 11.

For this reason, if you’re still using IE, we strongly recommend installing a newer browser.

Opera One Browsercan be more helpful. It has a Print extension where you can place a print button inside your web browser. This way, you can easily print a page with just one click. You can choose from printing a web page, photo, or even a business card.

This extension is a lightweight and useful add-in designed to get a print fast. On top of that, you can choose the style and the Print button design. This browser also has a built-in AI.

Opera One

How can I enable the printing of background colors in Edge?

How can I enable the printing of background colors in Firefox?

How to enable print background colors and images in Chrome?

Launch Google Chrome.
Click on the three-dotted button in the top right corner of Chrome’s window.
Select thePrint…option.
Navigate to theColorssection from the menu that opened.
Click on it to open a drop-down menu with two options:Black and WhiteandColor.
SelectColor.
Now, navigate to theOptionssection and click on it to open another drop-down menu with:Headers and footersandBackground graphics.
Check the box next toBackground graphics.

The process of enabling the printing of colors on an image opened in Chrome is simple and very similar to those for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.

What you need to do is navigate to the Print menu and select the Color option, then enable printing background graphics, prior to proceeding with the printing process.

Google Chrome used to be incapable of printingbackground colors and images, even with the help of third-party browser extensions.However, things have changed ever since, and you can print in color on it as well nowadays.

You should also check our list of thebest browsers for printing web pages fast & effortlesslybecause it may provide you with extra information.

If there are currently any other lesser-known browsers that allow the printing of background images, please do not hesitate to share them with the community in the comments section below.

How to Enable Print Background Colors and Images on Browser#

How can I print background colors in Internet Explorer?#

1. Internet Explorer 10#

2. Internet Explorer 11#

Opera One#

How can I enable the printing of background colors in Edge?#

How can I enable the printing of background colors in Firefox?#

How to enable print background colors and images in Chrome?#