This knowledge base article explains how to enable or disable your print preview from your Google Chrome web browser.


Disable Print Preview


To disable the Google Chrome print preview, follow the steps below:

1. Make sure to quit out of Google Chrome. To do this, right click on the Google Chrome icon, and click Quit.

2. Launch Terminal on your Mac. This can be found by going to Applications -> Utilities.

3. Type in defaults write com.google.Chrome DisablePrintPreview -bool true

4. Click out of Terminal and open Google Chrome.

5. Click Command+P or go to File -> Print.

6. Check the default printer option from OS X now in use with the Google Chrome browser app.



Enable Print Preview


To enable the Chrome print preview, follow the steps below:

1. Make sure to quit out of Google Chrome. To do this, right click on the Google Chrome icon, and click Quit.

2. Launch Terminal on your Mac. This can be found by going to Applications -> Utilities.

3. Type in defaults write com.google.Chrome DisablePrintPreview -bool false

4. Click out of Terminal and open Google Chrome.

5. Click Command+P or go to File -> Print.

6. Check the default printer option from OS X now in use with the Google Chrome browser app.



Using a Windows PC? See How Do I Disable Google Chrome Print Preview on a Windows PC