Having a printed copy of an item's metadata can be useful as an inventory of your organization's data holdings or as a reference to use when checking the quality of the item's attribute or feature data. When you print a copy of an item's metadata, it will print exactly as it appears.
- In the Catalog window, click the item whose metadata you want to print.
- View the item's metadata.
- Click the Print button  in the Description tab. in the Description tab.The Print dialog box appears showing the appropriate settings for your default printer.  
- Set the printer properties and determine how you want your metadata to be printed.
-  Click Print. 
The metadata is printed.