Printing forum items

[tlunsf]

Well, I just printed a pile of pages from the forum in IE6 and thought, "Great, I'll go read this away from my computer". Well, every posting gets cut off at the right margin.

Any suggestions on how to print properly?

Thanks.
-Thomas

[jaak]

Are you using the "Show Printable Version" link below to clean out the junk first?

I've never tried it until you mentioned this, but I've attached a pdf of the result.

You could also do a copy and paste to word or whatever...

You also have to turn a blind eye to the AcuraMDX graphic... Yeeeccchhh... (OK, they are a sister site..)

[tlunsf]

DOH! I looked but did not see the "Show Printable Version". Next time I'll have to look harder. Thanks for the help.

-Thomas

[jaak]

The down side, is some threads really need the images. And it seems to strip them out.

[jpburk]

My experience is that, when websites use tables to form their pages, printouts sometimes get cut off at the right margin. It might have to do with specific size-defined objects on the page (e.g., horizontal rules, ads, etc.). Printing in landscape mode instead of portrait mode might resolve the problem, and always check the printout in Print Preview before printing to make sure you know what you're going to get on the printout.

Jeff

[tlunsf]

I just ran a few tests. You're right, it does show in the print preview if it is going to be cut off. The landscape helped some, but not always. I thing the best way would be to view the printer-friendly version and print from there, printing the images separately. Kindof a pain in the.