Even though we have technologies such as PDF’s, e-mail, and SharePoint sites that make it possible to achieve a paperless office, it seems like there is a never ending stream of printing going on, especially in the office environment. Today we’ll introduce you to GreenPrint, an easy and free way to be more eco-friendly and save costs at the same time.
即使我们拥有诸如PDF，电子邮件和SharePoint网站之类的技术，可以实现无纸化办公，但似乎有无止境的打印流程在进行，尤其是在办公环境中。 今天，我们将向您介绍GreenPrint，这是一种简单而免费的方法，可以更加环保，同时节省成本。
GreenPrint is designed to save printer ink, reduce unwanted pages, help reduce environmental damage, and save you money by catching pages before they go to the printer and optimize them to reduce waste.
GreenPrint旨在节省打印机墨水，减少不需要的页面，帮助减少对环境的损害并通过在进入打印机之前捕获页面并对其进行优化以减少浪费来节省金钱。
Installing GreenPrint
安装GreenPrint
Before installing you will need .Net Framework installed on your PC for GreenPrint to work. If you don’t it will download and install it for you. Most people should already have this installed, but it’s good to know that it’s a requirement.
在安装之前，您需要在PC上安装.Net Framework，GreenPrint才能正常工作。 如果您不这样做，它将为您下载并安装。 大多数人应该已经安装了此程序，但是很高兴知道这是必需的。
You will be prompted to choose the default printer to use with GreenPrint during installation. Your default printer will be change to GreenPrint, which will then use the printer you choose on this step as the default physical printer to pass through.
在安装过程中，系统将提示您选择要用于GreenPrint的默认打印机。 您的默认打印机将更改为GreenPrint，然后它将使用您在此步骤中选择的打印机作为默认的物理打印机通过。
Using GreenPrint
使用GreenPrint
After everything is set up, GreenPrint runs quietly in the taskbar until ready to print. As a test I went to print out a webpage… note that GreenPrint is the default printer where all documents should be printed to.
完成所有设置后，GreenPrint在任务栏中安静地运行，直到准备打印为止。 作为测试，我去打印了一个网页…请注意，GreenPrint是应将所有文档打印到的默认打印机。
GreenPrint will launch and analyze the page or pages you are printing out.
GreenPrint将启动并分析您要打印的页面。
In the main user interface is where we can remove unnecessary images or text. Since this would print on 4 pages total you can choose to view all 4 or view them one at once or different combinations.
在主用户界面中，我们可以删除不必要的图像或文本。 由于这将总共打印4页，因此您可以选择查看全部4页或一次查看它们或以不同的组合查看。
It functions very similar to most PDF viewers and gives you tools to remove pages, text, or images that you don’t want to print, so you can save paper and ink. (for instance, if you look in this screenshot you’ll see that the bottom page is useless and it would make sense to just remove it from printing)
它的功能与大多数PDF查看器非常相似，并为您提供了删除不需要打印的页面，文本或图像的工具，从而可以节省纸张和墨水。 (例如，如果您在此屏幕快照中查看，您会发现底部页面无用，只需将其从打印中删除就可以了)
The other feature is to print a document to PDF format which in itself saves a ton of paper and ink as some of the more technically inclined co-workers prefer a digital copy versus printing out 10 copies for every meeting.
另一个功能是将文档打印为PDF格式，这本身可以节省大量的纸张和墨水，因为某些技术上比较偏爱的同事更喜欢数字副本，而不是每次会议都打印10份。
With this option you can also leave in the extra pictures and / or text in if you want. Just click on the PDF button next to the Print button at the top. Then just browse to the location to store it.
使用此选项，您还可以根据需要保留多余的图片和/或文本。 只需单击顶部“打印”按钮旁边的PDF按钮。 然后，只需浏览到要存储的位置即可。
The results are just as good as using other utilities like PDF Creator or the Microsoft Office 2007 PDF Add-in.
结果与使用其他实用程序(例如PDF Creator或Microsoft Office 2007 PDF加载项)一样好。
There is a very cool reporting feature that tells you how much money was saved and the positive environmental affects.
有一个非常酷的报告功能，可以告诉您节省了多少钱并对环境产生了积极影响。
Conclusion
结论
GreenPrint is a very cool utility which offers several options for eliminating needless images and text from documents. It is designed to help save paper, ink, and energy which is great for the environment. If that is not enough incentive to use it, then just consider the fact it will save you money as well. GreenPrint works on XP and Vista (32bit only) and there is also a beta version for Mac OSX.
GreenPrint是一个非常酷的实用程序，它提供了多种选项来消除文档中不必要的图像和文本。 它旨在帮助节省纸张，墨水和能源，这对环境非常有利。 如果这还不足以诱使您使用它，那么请考虑一下它也可以为您省钱的事实。 GreenPrint可在XP和Vista(仅32位)上运行，并且还有Mac OSX的Beta版。
GreenPrint World Edition is free and ad supported, the ads have humanitarian and environmental focus which is pretty cool versus random advertisements. To get ad free you will need to purchase the Home Premium or Enterprise version. The license also allows free email tech support, frequent version updates, and allows commercial use for your business.
GreenPrint World Edition是免费的并受广告支持，这些广告具有人道主义和环境方面的关注，与随机广告相比非常酷。 要获得免费广告，您需要购买家庭高级版或企业版。 该许可证还提供免费的电子邮件技术支持，频繁的版本更新，并允许您的企业进行商业使用。
Download GreenPrint World For Windows & Mac (now trialware)
下载适用于Windows和Mac的GreenPrint World (现为试用版)
翻译自: https://www.howtogeek.com/80050/green-computing-save-ink-paper-with-greenprint-world-edition-2/