Print or change page setup

Print a document, spreadsheet, or presentation

You can print Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides using browsers, like Chrome or Safari.

Print in Chrome

Print a document
  1. On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
  2. Click File and then Print.
  3. In the window that opens, choose your print settings.
  4. Click Print.
Print a spreadsheet
  1. On your computer, open a spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
  2. Click File and then Print.
  3. Optional: Choose your print settings, like margins or page orientation.
  4. Click Next.
  5. In the window that opens, choose your print settings.
  6. Click Print.

Print a presentation

  1. On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
  2. Click File.
    • Print without changes: Click Print.
    • Adjust orientation: Click Print settings and preview and then in the toolbar, click Handout and then Landscape.
    • Print with speaker notes: Click Print settings and preview and thenIn the toolbar, click 1 slide with notes.
  3. Click Print.
  4. In the window that opens, choose your print settings.
  5. Click Print.

Print in Firefox or Safari

Print your file as a PDF

  1. On your computer, open the document, presentation, or spreadsheet you want to print.
  2. Click File and then Print.
    • Document or Presentation: A PDF file will automatically download.
    • Spreadsheet: In the window that opens, choose your print settings. and then Click Next. A PDF file will automatically download.
  3. When the download completes, open the file.
  4. In your PDF viewer, go to File and then Print.
  5. In the window that opens, choose your print settings.
  6. Click Print.

Print your file in another file format

  1. On your computer, open the document, spreadsheet, or presentation you want to print.
  2. Click File and then Download as.
  3. Select the file format you want.
  4. Find the downloaded file on your computer, and open it.
  5. Print the downloaded file.

Change page setup of a Google Doc

  1. On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
  2. In the toolbar, click File and then Page setup.
  3. Go to the setting you want to change:
    • Orientation
    • Paper size
    • Page color
    • Margins
  4. Make your changes.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Optional: To make new documents open with the settings you chose, click Set as default.

Google Sheets: Change the orientation, paper size, and margins when you print a spreadsheet.

Google Slides: Change the size of your slides.

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