printing problems with web page

[Guest]

I am using tables pre set at 90% with FP 2003 on each page and when this was
initially set up the whole page printed and (both in FP or when viewed in
IE). Recently I have tried to print in IE and the right side of (any page
viewed on this website is missing). When you print from FP it prints fine!
It is not essential for any page to be printed out, but I would like it to
look professional. I cannot figure out why this has happened. Information
has been added to each page, but nothing other than that. Anyone got any
ideas or simple advice to rectify?
The website is www.linkmenow.co.uk (this occurs on any page)

 

[Ronx]

Your page banner is 636px wide. In order to print on A4 paper with default
browser settings the page must be able to squash down to about 570px - the
banner stops that happening.

Ron

 

[Jon Spivey]

Hi,

I'd stop the banner from printing. If you type in the head of your page
<style type="text/css" media="print">
..noPrint{
display:none !important;
}
</style>
and then add the class to your banner like this
<img class="noPrint" border="0" src="Linkmenow_BLUE_LRG.jpg" width="636"
height="84">

This will make your page fit nicely onto a sheet of A4

 

[Murray]

I think the number is 624, no?

6.5" at 96dpi = 624 pixels.

 

[Ronx]

Having checked with IE 650px width should work, and other Windows browsers
have smaller margins and /or shrink the page to fit.

My "out-of-the-box" install of IE6 gives a calculated printable width of
6.77in. or 650px at 96dpi on A4
(19.01mm L&R margins, 210mm page width, 25.4 mm to the inch

I do remember some years ago that the 570px was accurate and I have used
that figure ever since - browsers set wider print margins then? (though
NN4.08 uses 12.7 mm margins.)

Ron

 

[Murray]

Yeah - it really depends on how you have the printable margins set. My
calculation is for 1" margins left and right....