Printing

	When I try to print a page with a black background I get a blank sheet of paper. I use Netscape on a PC, Netscape on a Mac, Internet Explorer on a PC, Internet Explorer on a Mac.
	How can I customize pages I print from my browser? in Netscape on a PC, Internet Explorer on a PC?

Printing black background pages from Netscape on a PC

Pull down on the File menu and choose Page Setup. Netscape 4: In the section on Page Options click on Black Text. This will print the page with a white background and black text. There is also an option to Print backgrounds. This will print the page exactly as is, i.e. with a black background and whatever color text is on the page. You may want to print this to a color printer.
Netscape 7 or Mozilla: Click on Print backgrounds. This will print the page exactly as is, i.e. with a black background and whatever color text is on the page. You may want to print this to a color printer.

Printing black background pages from Netscape 4.8 on a Mac (OS 9)

Pull down on the File menu and choose Page Setup. Open the pull-down menu labelled Page Attributes, click on Netscape Communicator, and click on the box to Print Backgrounds. This will print the page exactly as is, i.e. with a black background and whatever color text is on the page. You may want to print this to a color printer.

Printing black background pages from IE on a PC

In IE version 4, pull down on the View menu; in IE version 5, open the Tools menu, and choose Internet Options. Click on the Advanced tab. Scroll down to the section on Printing and click on Print background colors and images. This will print the page exactly as is, i.e. with a black background and whatever color text is on the page. You may want to print this to a color printer.

Printing black background pages from IE on a Mac (OS X and OS 9)

Open the File menu and choose Print. Open the pull-down menu labelled General and click on Internet Explorer. When that window opens, make sure Print Backgrounds is checked. This will print the page exactly as is, i.e. with a black background and whatever color text is on the page. You may want to print this to a color printer.

Customize your printed pages in Netscape on a PC

Select Page Setup from the File menu. Set the contents of the various fields according to how you want your printed output to look.

Customize your printed pages in Internet Explorer on a PC

Select Page Setup from the File menu. In the areas labeled Header: and Footer: specify the information to be printed according to the following variables. Variables can be combined with text (for example, Page &p of &P).

To print this	Type this
Window title	&w
Page address (URL)	&u
Date in short format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel)	&d
Date in long format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel)	&D
Time in the format specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel	&t
Time in 24-hour format	&T
Current page number	&p
Total number of pages	&P
Centered text (following &b)	&b
Right-aligned text (following &b&b)	&b&b
A single ampersand (&)	&&

Notes:

• If you want to eliminate all header and footer information when you print, blank out all the variables in the Header and Footer fields.
• If you want to set margins in millimeters instead of inches, you must change the Regional Setting in Control Panel.
• These variables are not recognized by all printer drivers.

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