Cells don't show up when HTML is printed.

M

Michael Ryle

Hi All,

I have a web page (actually it's an email newsletter, but it's just vanilla HTML) which has a colored bar near the top like so:

<TD bgcolor=#336699 colspan="4" align="left">
<FONT color=#ffffff>
<STRONG>
Some text here
</STRONG>
</FONT>
</TD>

The function of this bar is to separate the masthead image from the body of the newsletter.

When I display the HTML in IE it all looks great.

When I print the page, the screen effect created by this colored bar is gone, i.e., the color of the text is changed from white (#ffffff) to black and the bgcolor of the cell is changed from blue (#336699) to white.

Does anyone know why this is happening, and, more importantly, what, if anything I can do about it?

Thanks!
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

You have to set IE to print backgrounds of tables/cells under Tools | Internet Options | Advanced |
Printing

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Michael Ryle said:
Hi All,

I have a web page (actually it's an email newsletter, but it's just vanilla HTML) which has a
Click to expand...
colored bar near the top like so:
<TD bgcolor=#336699 colspan="4" align="left">
<FONT color=#ffffff>
<STRONG>
Some text here
</STRONG>
</FONT>
</TD>

The function of this bar is to separate the masthead image from the body of the newsletter.

When I display the HTML in IE it all looks great.

When I print the page, the screen effect created by this colored bar is gone, i.e., the color of
Click to expand...
the text is changed from white (#ffffff) to black and the bgcolor of the cell is changed from blue
(#336699) to white.
 
J

Joe Rohn

Hi Michael,

I believe it is your browser settings. For example in IE 6 you would go to
Tools | Internet Options | Advanced | and check the box that says:

"Print background colors and images"

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Joe

FrontPage Users Forums:
http://www.timeforweb.com/frontpage

Michael Ryle said:
Hi All,

I have a web page (actually it's an email newsletter, but it's just
Click to expand...
vanilla HTML) which has a colored bar near the top like so:
<TD bgcolor=#336699 colspan="4" align="left">
<FONT color=#ffffff>
<STRONG>
Some text here
</STRONG>
</FONT>
</TD>

The function of this bar is to separate the masthead image from the body of the newsletter.

When I display the HTML in IE it all looks great.

When I print the page, the screen effect created by this colored bar is
Click to expand...
gone, i.e., the color of the text is changed from white (#ffffff) to black
and the bgcolor of the cell is changed from blue (#336699) to white.
 
M

Michael Ryle

That did it. Thanks for the rapid response.

--
Michael Ryle
North Eastham, MA


Thomas A. Rowe said:
You have to set IE to print backgrounds of tables/cells under Tools | Internet Options | Advanced |
Printing

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================


Michael Ryle said:
Hi All,

I have a web page (actually it's an email newsletter, but it's just vanilla HTML) which has a
Click to expand...
colored bar near the top like so:
<TD bgcolor=#336699 colspan="4" align="left">
<FONT color=#ffffff>
<STRONG>
Some text here
</STRONG>
</FONT>
</TD>

The function of this bar is to separate the masthead image from the body of the newsletter.

When I display the HTML in IE it all looks great.

When I print the page, the screen effect created by this colored bar is gone, i.e., the color of
Click to expand...
the text is changed from white (#ffffff) to black and the bgcolor of the cell is changed from blue
(#336699) to white.
Click to expand...
 
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