5.8. Printing Packets
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## 5.8. Printing Packets

To print packets, select the File → Print…​ menu item. Wireshark will display the “Print” dialog box as shown below.

| It’s easy to waste paper doing this
Printed output can contain lots of text, particularly if you print packet details and bytes.

### 5.8.1. The “Print” Dialog Box

Figure 5.16. The “Print” dialog box

The “Print” dialog box shows a preview area which shows the result of changing the packet format settings. You can zoom in and out using the + (or =) and - keys and reset the zoom level using the 0 key. The following settings are available in the Print dialog box:

Packet Format

  Lets you specify what gets printed. See Figure 5.18, “The “Packet Format” frame” for details.

  Summary line
    Include a summary line for each packet. The line will contain the same fields as the packet list.
  Details
    Print details for each packet.
  Bytes
    Print a hex dump of each packet.
Packet Range
  Select the packets to be printed. See Section 5.9, “The “Packet Range” Frame” for details.

Page Setup…​ lets you select the page size and orientation.

Print…​ prints to your default printer.

Cancel will close the dialog without printing.

Help will display this section of the “User’s Guide”.

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