This is often by design, as we want to improve people’s paper-based experience by removing “unnecessary” elements such as navigation and advertising. Readers of A List Apart know that the changes from screen stylesheets to print stylesheets can be dramatic. There is, of course, a “preview” button in the print dialogue box but most people miss it, have forgotten about it, or don’t even know about it.Īs Cameron Adams noted back in 2004, visitors aren’t familiar with print CSS and don’t see a print preview they expect that when they print a web page, the design on screen will match the printed page-or at least be very similar. Most web designers expect site users to know how to print from the browser, and if they do offer a “print this page” button, clicking the button simply prints without a preview. Many sites have done away with the “print this page” button entirely. 3 days of design, code, and content for web & UX designers & devs.
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