Background doesn't print

[csiwa28]

I have some text within some <div> tags and my gray background color won't print. The page will come out white. Anyone know how to fix this. I'm using IE to view/print the page.

<p>
<div style="background: #EEEEEE">
Text goes in here.
</div>
</p>

 

[ChrisHunt]

There's an option (it's in Tools/Internet Options/Advanced in IE6) marked "Print background colors and images", make sure it's enabled on your machine.

And before yo ask, no, there's no way to force this setting one way or the other from a document or stylesheet - only the user can switch it on or off.

-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd

 

[csiwa28]

That's to bad we can't make it a default, but anyways it worked. Thanks.

 

[kaht]

A really crappy work-around is to put the text in a button, and then style the button to have no borders, and apply the appropriate background color to the button. Background colors for buttons appear on printouts. Not the best solution, but it will work.

-kaht

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