PrintFriendly

Using PrintFriendly can save paper and trees

A recent survey of users of Hertfordshire Walker (2022) revealed that the majority of those who responded (86%) follow our free walks using modern technology such as smartphones with satellite navigation. Which means that 14% still prefer to print the directions. And that could involve a lot of paper and ink.

But there is a way round this. All you need to do is use the free PrintFriendly link that we add to every walk. That gives you the option to delete elements on the page that you don't want - such as photographs, interactive maps, etc, in order to cut down on the amount of printing required.

If you have a smartphone you can also use PrintFriendly to convert the walk directions into a PDF document then save it on your phone so that you have a backup of the route should you lose signal along the way as suggested by Susie Jackson in our Hertfordshire Walker Facebook group.

But back to printing; here is how to do it.

First choose the walk you want to print

Choose a walk then click on the green PrintFriendly icon

Now click on the green PrintFriendly icon, see orange arrow on image above. The tool is free to use. A new page will load, see image below.

A new page will load. Click on the element you want to delete

Next, find the element you want to delete. Perhaps it's an image, or it could be a caption or section of text. It might be an interactive map. Whatever it is you can select if in order to remove it. Once you have selected the element click on it. It will turn yellow, see image below.

Once the image turns yellow a black bin will appear on the left

Once the image turns yellow a black bin will appear on the left, see image above. Click the bin icon and the highlighted element will disappear.

Continue through the directions deleting any elements you don't want.

Now print the reduced version of the directions (try saving as a PDF first because it might compress the page). By using the free PrintFriendly tool you will save paper and ink.

A word of warning: If you do delete photographs, please make sure you have studied them first because many include directional arrows which I add to show the correct route at junctions where care is needed.

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