Computer question from a "nitwit"

[whisper]

Computer question from a \"nitwit\"

I've printed off the "Topcatsail" instructions that show how to post a picture. However the print-out always misses the last couple of words on the RHS of the page. The page shown on the screen is perfectly ok. Any idea how I can get a print-out of the whole page ?

 

[[2068]]

Re: Computer question from a \"nitwit\"

The nitwit is the one who doesn't ask...

If you are using Internet Explorer 5.whatever, select File, Page Setup, and set the margins to be as small as posisble. Preferably, upgrade to Internet Explorer 6.whatever: at least this version of IE "works" in the normally accepted use of the word.

dv.

 

[BrendanS]

Re: Computer question from a \"nitwit\"

There is no truly simple solution to this, unless you are fortunate enough to have a printer driver with a 'fit to page' option (click on preferences from the print window). It's a common problem.

Easiest is to print it in landscape rather than portait.

Or if you really have to have it in portrait, you can download a utility such as http://www.pdf995.com/ ..........pdf995, which creates a virtual printer on your system.

When you want to print a Web page, simply send it to the PDF995 printer. This creates a PDF file, which you can then print from Adobe Acrobat Reader. When printing from Acrobat, be sure to check the box labeled Shrink oversized pages to paper size. Acrobat will reduce the Web page to fit your printer's paper size automatically

 

[hlb]

Re: Computer question from a \"nitwit\"

Copy and paiste into word usually works for me. But understand the problem. Posting pictures. Well just go to our own perpose made site. Uncle Tony's. PM me if you need help.

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Re: Computer question from a \"nitwit\"

I had not thought about people wanting to print it.

Thank you for bringing it up.

I have now added it as a pdf document which should now print without a problem.

You can find it HERE .

It is 420kb, you might be better right clicking the link above and save target as to your hard drive.

Hope this helps...

 

[Piers]

Re: Computer question from a \"nitwit\"

I used to suffer from the same problem. Now I simply set printintg to be landscape rather than portrait, and the problem is solved..!

 

[whisper]

Re: Computer question from a \"nitwit\"

Congratulations and thanks to all respondents - I could actually understand 90% of what you said. Ta.

 

[TrueBlue]

Re: Computer question from a \"nitwit\"

You would think, wouldn't you that Dear Uncle Bill Gates - in all his wisdom (he is a really clever guy; but still a salesman), that he migh have realised that the Rest Of The World doesn't necessarily use American Quarto paper 11" x 8.5". That is what causes the IE SNAFU, and has for generations of the program.

It makes one feel a complete idiot (hence the topic title), but you're not; it's our American cousins not thinking (at all). Pah! (End: rantlet)

I use pdf factory (must have a look at pdf995 above) to "print" anything from the web, and don't use my printer at all - saves a hell of a lot of tree.

FWIW, if you save a web page as MHT (archive) it saves everything on that page which you can view and print later by conventional means - ands it's all saved in one file.

Sorted.

 

[BrendanS]

Re: Computer question from a \"nitwit\"

nope, snafu affects everyone, including american quarto users - they like us have right side missing when printing some websites.

 

[whisper]

Re: Computer question from a \"nitwit\"

Oh Dear, now you've ruined it, I only understood 10% of that. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Re: Computer question from a \"nitwit\"

Acshully the problem lies with us who write the pages. I made it too wide to print.

There is only so much space from edge to edge of an A4 sheet and as I had tried to keep my graphics easy to read they just would not squash up any closer without a lot of jiggling.

I used a layout table to build the page which I discovered near the end of the page really begins to use system resources. It is at the point now if I click the mouse on the page, it takes around 5 seconds for a cursor to appear so I can begin writing.

Moving the graphics is tantamount to self harm.

I think it is finished now anyway.

 

[TrueBlue]

Re: Computer question from a \"nitwit\"

Brendan:
I stand corrected, thought it just affected me.

Whisper:
Sorry, I always talk in riddles; trying to cause a laugh amongst the readers.

All:
Anyone tried FireFox - you can change the display font size, but dunno if it solves the print problem.

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Re: Computer question from a \"nitwit\"

Sorry to keep replying to you on this, I am not hounding you honestly.

In some pages changing the font size might work. The problem exists when the writer uses a layout table, this means each section of the page is in it's own cell.

A graphic in a cell, a paragraph next to it in a cell, the heading in a cell and so on.

Changing the font size will mean the text will take up less space, but the cell size will remain the same. In IE, you can change font size by holding down ctrl and rolling the mouse wheel, try it on my page, you will see the font shrink, but the layout will remain unchanged.

Trouble is, using tables is the only way I have found of controlling the layout of a large page in html. Without the table, peoples preferences (font size, screen size etc.) could make the page unreadable with graphics and links all over the place.

hope this makes some sense....

 

[BrendanS]

Re: Computer question from a \"nitwit\"

Yes I use Firefox, and you can indeed change the font size. You can change the font size in Internet Explorer too (hold down CTRL button, then rotate mouse scroll wheel back and forth).

This doesn't change the physical size of the page, or affect the printing problem though (not normally anyway). It's really down to the way web pages are laid out, and there's not much the end user can do about that. Some websites do have a 'printer friendly' button, (an example is www.multimap.com )which converts the page into something which prints correctly, but these are few and far between