Get full picture when printing from web
Q: Firefox HTML documents will print only on ¼ page in my HP printer. The print preview looks normal on a full page, but no matter what settings I try, it prints on ¼ of a standard letter page. How I can fix this?
A:
Printing webpages can be problematic. They are formatted to make them render well on your computer screen, but not necessarily make sense to your printer.
If the page has a link for printing, you should use that. It will present a printer-friendly version of the document. Websites such as those used by airlines, banks and others will usually provide this type of functionality. Other sites generally won’t.
Since you mentioned you were using Firefox, you might try printing from Internet Explorer or Google Chrome. There is a chance they will be more printer-friendly.
Q: I have an HP Envy computer less than 1 year old with 162 GB of free space on the C drive. My recovery drive D indicates only 1.85 GB free of 15.5 GB. Does this seem correct? When I open that drive, I’m warned not to change or delete anything.
A:
Computer makers allocate a set amount of drive space in a separate partition to house your recovery software. This is software that is used to make your recovery disks or reload your hard drive in the event that you need to restore your system back to factory fresh. The reason it is mostly full is because the manufacturer allocates just enough space to house this data, thus leaving the rest of your hard drive available to your operating system, applications and data files.
The recovery drive is best left alone, but if you are confident you don’t need the recovery software you could delete the contents and use it for a minimal amount of storage or repartition the drive to reclaim the space.