Why do tables change when printed?

[Brian]

I created a website (www.conservationconsulting.net)
using tables to control the width and appearance of each
line of text. When I view pages in Internet Explorer the
text (in the tables) appears the same as I created it --
with the same line breaks, etc. However, when I print
those webpages the tables stretch horizontally and as a
result some of the words on the right get cut off.

In addition, the last few table rows are spread out
vertically when printed as if many blank rows were
inserted.

Any ideas?

I even set the table to pixels rather than percentages,
so that even if someone adjusts the size of their web
browser window the formatting shouldn't change.

Thanks!

 

[MD Websunlimited]

Hi Brian,

A printed page is based upon a different resolution than a web thus the appearance is different. You can use CSS with the media
attribute to change the layout to fit a page.

HTH,