Seven Tips for Great Print Style Sheets

CSS doesn’t apply exclusively to the Realm of the Screen. You can also write style sheets that apply to the medium that first spawned them – print. This can be a very useful trick, since people read on the screen very differently than they read print documents. So here are a few tips for creating a print style sheet that will ensure your website is user-friendly, regardless of the medium it ends up in.

Glazebrook, Rob L. CSSnewbie (2008). Articles>Web Design>CSS>Printing

Printing the Web

For some websites the user experience already extends onto paper, like it or not. Ignoring this may result in lower overall user satisfaction. Consider the following factors when designing web pages that will be printed.

Kalbach, James. Boxes and Arrows (2003). Articles>Web Design>CSS>Printing