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is an option for notebooks that specifies the style environment to be used in printing the notebook on paper. }})

OpenersNotesSection(Spacer1)Details

Style environments appropriate for printed output are typically substantially denser than those appropriate for on-screen display.

OpenersPrimaryExamplesSection(Spacer1)Examples  (1)

OpenersExampleSection0(Spacer1)Basic Examples  (1)

Open a notebook file:

file=FileNameJoin[{$InstallationDirectory,"Documentation","English","System","ExampleData","document.nb"}];

nb=NotebookOpen[file];

Check the current setting of (RefLink[PrintingStyleEnvironment, paclet:ref/PrintingStyleEnvironment]):

Options[nb,PrintingStyleEnvironment]

This is how the printed page looks with the "Printout" style environment:

temp1=FileNameJoin[{$TemporaryDirectory,"printout-test.pdf"}];NotebookPrint[nb,temp1];
SystemOpen[temp1]

Change (RefLink[PrintingStyleEnvironment, paclet:ref/PrintingStyleEnvironment]) to change the appearance of the printout:

SetOptions[nb,PrintingStyleEnvironment->"Presentation"]

temp2=FileNameJoin[{$TemporaryDirectory,"presentation-test.pdf"}];NotebookPrint[nb,temp2];
SystemOpen[temp2]

After closing the external PDF application, close the notebook and delete the temporary files:

NotebookClose[nb];
DeleteFile[{temp1,temp2}]

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