RE: Print Issue

Hi Roxy and Frank,

Sorry, I saw something completely different when I printed the graphic off.

The width was (almost) OK on Australian A4 set-up, but the graphic was
broken up into three sections - one break through the logo and the other
just above the three nav icons.

I couldn't see anything wrong with the code, so didn't reply sooner.

Anyone else see have this result?

Henry John Boleszny
 Partner
 Sea Eagle Publications
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E-mail:         seaeagle(at)one.net.au
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-----Original Message-----
From: Roxy [SMTP:4Roxy(at)autumnweb.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 23 August 2000 12:08 PM
To: hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
Subject: Re: Print Issue

At 04:30 PM 8/22/00 -0700, Absolute Web Services wrote:
>It's been a while so here goes. I've got a site that just will not print in
>properly in portrait mode. It prints O.K. in landscape fine. Could y'all
>take a look and give me a rough idea on why? I greatly appreciate your time
>and help. Thank You in advance. Here's the link.
>http://216.147.56.117/venues/serviced.htm
>Frank

Because your graphic design is wider than the printed page.

To make sure things will print in portrait mode, what you want to print has
to stay within about 600 pixels (or somewhere near that number, I don't
remember exactly). Your graphic design is wider than that, so will be
"chopped off" when printing portrait mode. If the text on the page will go
out to the far right edge, then whatever is beyond 600 pixels will be
chopped off, too.

To test the width of print, make a test page with a visible line 590, 600,
610, etc. pixels wide. Print, see where they start getting chopped off.
Unfortunately, there will be variations between printers, too.

Of course, if there is something that is expected to be printed, can make a
2nd "printer friendly page" with *just* the text on it, linked from the
orig. page.

HTH, Roxanne
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