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Building Printer Friendly PagesYour site looks like it's working perfectly. You've tested it
with several different browsers under various resolutions. The
HTML complies with the standards and your CSS is impeccable.
Even if all of the above statements are accurate, everything
still might not be the way it should. We often design for
screens and blissfully forget that we need to take other devices
into account as well. It's surprising to notice that while
printers are very widely used, a large part of designers seem
to completely ignore them.
Why should I do this?
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The more text your site contains, the more reason you have to
think about printers. Many people prefer to print out long pages
instead of reading them from their screen. They can't take their
19" screen to the park, to their bed or to the beach. However,
if they print your content on paper, they can read it whenever
they want to, wherever they want to.
By giving your users the possibility to easily print your pages,
you're making your site more usable. At the same time, you're
encouraging people to spread the word about you and your site.
What's more convenient, "Hey, read this great article" or "Hey,
go to your computer, fire up your browser and go to this address
to read a great article"?
How do I do this?
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Ensuring that your site is printer friendly can be done in many
ways. Personally, I prefer to use CSS for the job. While it is
not supported by some older browsers, CSS is a good choice
because it eliminates the need to create separate "printer
friendly" versions of your pages. The same page can have one
layout for browsers and another one for printers!
Unless you're already familiar with CSS, you might benefit from
taking a quick look at HTML Help's CSS Tutorial
( http://www.htmlhelp.com/reference/css/ ) before we begin. It's
especially important that you familiari
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