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Web Page Printing Problems!!

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pwel

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Aug 18, 1999
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Is there any way of stopping the dreadfull clipping that occurs when you print a web page designed at full screen width.<br><br>Whenever I print a page that is designed at maximum browser width i.e. 750 - 800px the printer clips of the side of the content,which is annoying to say the least. The safe<br>width seems to be around 670px, but designing pages at this width leaves unwanted white, or whatever colour space down the right hand side.<br><br>What i'm saying, or more to the point, what I want to do is design pages at full screen width that print properly without having to print in landscape.<br><br>Any ideas?<br><br>Paul Welding.<br>
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't think you can do what you are asking, though there may be some strange secret I don't know about. The best way to make sure a person can print your page, yet design it the way you want is to create two versions. One would be your normal version, or the one that a surfer would see, the other would be the &quot;Printer Friendly&quot; version. You simply put a link on the main page to the Printer Friendly page. I have seen this utilized elsewhere and it seems to be a good idea, if you expect your users to want to print out your pages. <p>John Vogel<br><a href=mailto:johnvogel@homepage.com>johnvogel@homepage.com</a><br><a href= FreeDSL Service</a><br>[To a get FREE DSL Modem WITH FREE DSL Unlimited Internet Connection click the above link :)]
 
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