Q:
How can I print what appears on
the screen completely? Many
times it will cut off some of
the right side of the material.
A:
Many web designers are conscious
of the fact that some people
will want hard copies of their
web pages. For these sites, you
can just print in regular
"portrait" mode. At other sites,
however, part of the text gets
chopped off in regular page
orientation. Before you print
anything it is a good idea to
preview the page first. Just go
to File / Print Preview.
There you can make sure that
everything will print correctly.
If you see that part of the page
will be cut off, just click the
"Page Setup"
button (it looks like a page
with a gear on it) or use the
keyboard shortcut Alt+U.
You can then change your page
layout to landscape. Your
browser is, after all, in
landscape format, so why not go
with the flow. Go down to where
it says "Orientation" and click
the radio button next to
"Landscape".
Click OK.
Print Preview will change to
show the new layout. Is
everything there now? If for
some strange reason there is
still stuff being cut off, you
could go back to Page Setup and
change the paper size to legal,
then send a nasty email to the
webmaster of that site telling
them to re-take Web Design 101.
~ David |
