How do I insert a "Print" button in Front Page?

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I'm trying to insert a push button, which will print the current page from a
web page. Can anyone give me any idea on how to do this?
 
Insert this HTML code

<input type="button" name="Print" Value="Print this page"
onclick='window.print();'>

You may need to have a special style for printing

If you do, use something like this in the head section
<style type="text/css" media="print">
body {background: white ;} /*...etc....*/
</style>
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Cheers,
Trevor L.
Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au


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That suggestion fails on Mac/IE5x. This is the best you can do -

Put this in the head of the document -

<script type="text/javascript">
function print_page(where){
var is_mac=(navigator.platform.indexOf("ac") != -1);
(document.all && is_mac)?
alert("Select \"Print\" from the menu") : where? where.window.print() :
window.print();
}
</script>

Put this in the body of the document -

<a href="javascript:print_page()">Print this</a>
 
Murray,

As always you are helpful. I appreciate that you look at cross-browser
issues

I put your JS in <head> for a page I wanted to print but altered the HTML to
<input type="button" name="Print" Value="Print this page"
onclick='print_page();'>
so that it looks a bit prettier.

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Cheers,
Trevor L.
Website: http://tandcl.homemail.com.au


I choose Polesoft Lockspam to fight spam, and you?
http://www.polesoft.com/refer.html
 
You could even do this -

<button type="button" name="Print" value="Print" onClick="print_page();">

and it doesn't have to be in a <form>.
 
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