Disabling Chrome's Print Preview (macOS)

Summary

Instructions for turning off Chrome's print interface to force it to always use the macOS print interface.

Body

Issue/Question

How do I use macOS's print interface instead of Chrome's?

Environment

  • macOS

Cause

Some print features are not available in Chrome's print interface, which can either limit the printer's capabilities or completely block the job from successfully printing.

Resolution

  1. Right-click the Chrome dock icon.
  2. Select Quit.
  3. Click (Spotlight Search).
  4. Enter Terminal.
  5. Select the  Terminal application and press return.
  6. Enter the following: defaults write com.google.Chrome DisablePrintPreview -bool true

Details

Details

Article ID: 2697
Created
Thu 5/4/17 11:34 AM
Modified
Wed 7/22/20 2:36 PM