Prevent printing of a web page

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I want to prevent anyone from printing a specific page on my web site. Can
anyone tell me how to do this with FrontPage XP?
Thanks
 
I use .css to cause different "print" and "screen" versions. I do this to
allow people to print a web page without the banners, sidebars, etc. why
hog their ink, it's not like they could click any of that stuff anyway. I
also use it to show different headers and footers. for instance I feel
like; if someone prints my page they're pretty serious about the content so
I put my toll free number in the header presented for print, etc.

you could just do it similarly only for the print style sheet mark
everything display: none;
then nothing _should_ print.

It's really not the intention nor is it any kind of "security" but it will
probably make the printer either not print or print nothing.

there are some good articles here: http://alistapart.com/ regarding "going
to print", you'd just apply the technique in an unexpected way.

Why is it that you want to do this anyway, if I may ask?

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Chris Leeds,
Microsoft MVP-FrontPage

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Chris:
I want to sell the content on the page. If people can print it I can't sell
it. My PowerPoint presentation is print protected. I don't understand how to
secure the page so it cannot be printed. If you can give me step by step
instructions, that would help.
Alan
 
A print stylesheet can be easily overridden. I'm afraid this is no better
than the ridiculous no right click attempts.
 
you should probably look into adobe acrobat pro 6 there are some decent
tricks available there.
that's about all you can do.
there's no way to protect what you're trying to do, really. someone could
take a screenshot, work around any trick that you can think of.

--
Chris Leeds,
Microsoft MVP-FrontPage

Make More Money with Less Work
Let Your Clients Control Their Content With Just A Browser!
http://contentseed.com/
--
 
acrobat wouldn't prevent printing either


| you should probably look into adobe acrobat pro 6 there are some decent
| tricks available there.
| that's about all you can do.
| there's no way to protect what you're trying to do, really. someone could
| take a screenshot, work around any trick that you can think of.
|
| --
| Chris Leeds,
| Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
|
| Make More Money with Less Work
| Let Your Clients Control Their Content With Just A Browser!
| http://contentseed.com/
| --
| | > Chris:
| > I want to sell the content on the page. If people can print it I can't
| sell
| > it. My PowerPoint presentation is print protected. I don't understand how
| to
| > secure the page so it cannot be printed. If you can give me step by step
| > instructions, that would help.
| > Alan
| >
| > "Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage" wrote:
| >
| > > I use .css to cause different "print" and "screen" versions. I do this
| to
| > > allow people to print a web page without the banners, sidebars, etc.
| why
| > > hog their ink, it's not like they could click any of that stuff anyway.
| I
| > > also use it to show different headers and footers. for instance I feel
| > > like; if someone prints my page they're pretty serious about the content
| so
| > > I put my toll free number in the header presented for print, etc.
| > >
| > > you could just do it similarly only for the print style sheet mark
| > > everything display: none;
| > > then nothing _should_ print.
| > >
| > > It's really not the intention nor is it any kind of "security" but it
| will
| > > probably make the printer either not print or print nothing.
| > >
| > > there are some good articles here: http://alistapart.com/ regarding
| "going
| > > to print", you'd just apply the technique in an unexpected way.
| > >
| > > Why is it that you want to do this anyway, if I may ask?
| > >
| > > --
| > > Chris Leeds,
| > > Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
| > >
| > > Make More Money with Less Work
| > > Let Your Clients Control Their Content With Just A Browser!
| > > http://contentseed.com/
| > > --
| > > | > > > I want to prevent anyone from printing a specific page on my web site.
| Can
| > > > anyone tell me how to do this with FrontPage XP?
| > > > Thanks
| > >
| > >
| > >
|
|
 
that only works if you use the <please> and <blink> tags


"Bob Lehmann" <none> wrote in message | Add this to your HTML...
| <p>Please don't print this page.</p>
|
| Bob Lehmann
|
| | > I want to prevent anyone from printing a specific page on my web site. Can
| > anyone tell me how to do this with FrontPage XP?
| > Thanks
|
|
 
how many 8x10 glossies would you like?
:-)


| Go to my web site and try to print the form
| http://nationalatunion.8k.com/keys1.html
|
| go to view source to get code..
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >I want to prevent anyone from printing a specific page on
| my web site. Can
| >anyone tell me how to do this with FrontPage XP?
| >Thanks
| >.
| >
 
that only works if you use the <please> and <blink> tags
RATS! So I guess it won't work in IE, then?


Bob Lehmann

"Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
wrote in message that only works if you use the <please> and <blink> tags


"Bob Lehmann" <none> wrote in message
| Add this to your HTML...
| <p>Please don't print this page.</p>
|
| Bob Lehmann
|
| | > I want to prevent anyone from printing a specific page on my web site.
Can
| > anyone tell me how to do this with FrontPage XP?
| > Thanks
|
|
 
I think those tags are depreciated anyway...replaced by CSS
..leavemyfingstuffalone


| > that only works if you use the <please> and <blink> tags
| RATS! So I guess it won't work in IE, then?
|
|
| Bob Lehmann
|
| "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" <[email protected]>
| wrote in message | that only works if you use the <please> and <blink> tags
|
|
| "Bob Lehmann" <none> wrote in message
| | | Add this to your HTML...
| | <p>Please don't print this page.</p>
| |
| | Bob Lehmann
| |
| | | | > I want to prevent anyone from printing a specific page on my web site.
| Can
| | > anyone tell me how to do this with FrontPage XP?
| | > Thanks
| |
| |
|
|
 

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