Abstract: In a data processing apparatus executing a hypertext-document browsing software application, a method of managing requests to print a selected hypertext electronic document, for example the hypertext document currently displayed, comprises, under the control of the browsing software, the acts of creating an output electronic document and incorporating therein an information content of the selected hypertext electronic document, and automatically inspecting the selected hypertext electronic document for detecting the presence of hypertext links to respective linked hypertext electronic documents. For each hypertext link detected in the selected hypertext electronic document, the respective linked hypertext document is automatically accessed without having the user personally activating the corresponding hypertext link; an indication of an information content of the linked hypertext document is also automatically extracted therefrom, and provided to the user.