I was going to recommend the same thing, this is very easy to do. You can
just write a style sheet that hides the unnecessary parts of the page
(header graphics, sidebar, etc.).

On 5/19/06, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The easiest way for most web pages is to create an alternate print CSS
> stylesheet.
>
> Look at your web page, and figure out what elements should not be
> included on a printed version of the page. Look at what elements
> should be included on the print version of some pages, and not the
> print version of others.
>
> For example, on some of my sites, I get rid of the topnavbar,
> lefnavbar, right ad column and all banner ads from the print version,
> and add the username of the person printing to the page. I also add a
> "from www.website.com" line at the bottom of the page.
>
> I include a separate print stylesheet that sets all of these objects
> display properties, lower than the screen stylesheets. (and in some
> cases, change the width property of items).
>
> <link href="/images/styles/print.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
> media="print">
>
> Does this make any sense, or help at all?
>
> On 5/19/06, Raven Technology <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Can anyone assist in how to offer the user to "print a friendly version"
> of a web page?
>
> 

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