High-Resolution Image Printing

You probably already know how to use media-specific CSS to provide a suitable layout for the printed page. But how great would it be to be able to go further and provide a better print alternative through the use of specific high-resolution images specifically for print? Awesome? Here’s how.

Howard, Ross. List Apart, A (2005). Design>Web Design>CSS>Printing

Print to Preview

Going from the browser to the printer has always been a bit of a guessing game. In this article, Pete McVicar shows us a method for providing users with a reliable print preview.

McVicar, Pete. List Apart, A (2006). Design>Web Design>CSS>Printing

Printing a Book with CSS: Boom!

You like microformats? Weï¿ll give you some freakin' microformats. CSS luminaries Hakon Wium Lie and Bert Bos introduce the boom! microformat and show you how to make book the easy way.

Bos, Bert and Hakon Wium Lie. List Apart, A (2005). Design>Web Design>CSS>Printing

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