I always print to PDF or print in landscape mode when printing from IE. IE printing has annoyed me for a long time.
*ASB *(My XeeSM Profile) <http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker> *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage...* * * On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Oliver Marshall < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > > > We've upgraded an old TS box from IE6 to IE8 finally and we have one last > issue that we can't seem to find a decent solution to. > > > > When users print some web pages in IE8 they report that the text goes off > of the side of the paper. "Ah ha!" we shouted and busily turned on shrink to > page. This solved the issue but then, obviously, reduced the size of the > font to ensure it all fit on the page. "No!" shouted the users "We want it > to be how it used to be in IE6!" they shouted again. At first we were > miffed, but after getting IE6 working we found that they are indeed right. > > > > In IE6 when you print a text heavy page it wraps the text over the page > regardless of the zoom level. That is you can zoom from 50% to 100% and the > font size increases but the text wraps reliably. In IE8, no matter what the > zoom level, the text doesn't wrap and goes off the page. You can use shrink > to page but that reduces the font, in some cases so much that you can't read > it. > > > > Does anyone know a way to turn on word wrap in prints when using IE8 ? > > > > Olly > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
