Single, 1/2, or 1/4 page Printouts

[+HsSrvnt]

I am a new but AVID fan of geocaching. I have one suggestion though. As I like to print out the pages for reference I would LOVE it if you would put a print icon on the page to reformat only the "Needed" info into a 1/2 page layout so that we could flip the page to eventually print 4 cache info's on 1 page, or a 1/4 page layout which would accommodate a total of 8 caches on each page (front/back). Even having the option would be wonderful. This would ultimately saving a ton of paper (3 sheets per 4 caches) and a lot less trash.

 

Preferred needed info: Name, Description, Additional Hints, Cords, Size, Terrain, Difficulty, Date Hidden, Cache Code, and Owner. (The map, for me, would only be useful if it was a zoomed in version.

 

As of now I only print out 1 sheet but sometimes the "Additional hints" does not print on the page so I have to hand write them.

 

Maybe if I get enough comments on this post (of praise/agreement) it would help in getting this done.

 

Thanks,

 

HsSrvnt

[+Gitchee-Gummee]

This may help, at least a little bit...

 

Before printing, use the top-line menu: File>Print Preview>Scale.

 

Then scale it down to a size that puts everything onto that single page (including the hint and/or logs, if you want).

 

If you try to get too much on the page from VERY long cache pages (i.e. Earth Caches), the print will be quite small.

[+HsSrvnt]

This may help, at least a little bit...

 

Before printing, use the top-line menu: File>Print Preview>Scale.

 

Then scale it down to a size that puts everything onto that single page (including the hint and/or logs, if you want).

 

If you try to get too much on the page from VERY long cache pages (i.e. Earth Caches), the print will be quite small.

 

Thanks. That is a good thought and worth doing. It just would be nice to have the right parts of info and an easy print.

[+frinklabs]

Create a PDF from the cache page. Acrobat reader will let you do multiple pages per sheet of paper.

 

To create the PDF file for free, use CutePDF Writer. It looks like a printer on your system; when you send a "print job" it prompts for a PDF filename.

[+HsSrvnt]

Create a PDF from the cache page. Acrobat reader will let you do multiple pages per sheet of paper.

 

To create the PDF file for free, use CutePDF Writer. It looks like a printer on your system; when you send a "print job" it prompts for a PDF filename.

 

Thanks for the idea.

[+diepauls]

Despite all the paperless-hype I'm I still print cache descriptions pretty often. Unfortunately, none of the methods currently available via gc.com is optimal.

 

What I'd like to see is a "Create PDF" button, which would include all the necessary information of a cache in a concise format *including the spoiler*. Right now, I need to download and print the spoiler in an extra step. The PDFs would allow me to store all patch descriptions and print them later in batch.

 

Martin.

[+WRITE SHOP ROBERT]

There's a section in your print setup that allows you to choose the "Pages per sheet" many driver programs will easily ley you get to 16 pages per sheet. I have loads of half sized sheets, so have always printed 2 pages per sheet, and they come out on 1/2 page