printing CSS Backgrounds

Hello,
Is there any way I can force a CSS background-color to be included when the user prints the page? I'm using the background-color for highlighting purposes on invoices for our company, and our employees need to see the highlights when they are printed out. Thanks - Trevor Hartman

No, you can't. Background color printing is controlled completely by the client browser, your code has no effect on it. Just describe to the employees how to set their browser to print the background colors, and some may do so.

Ok, thats what I thought. Just checking to see if someone had an alterior solution. Thanks for your reply

Trevor

Hi there

I'm encountering the exact issue mentioned here. What browser primting-settings are refered to? I've tried playing with them without much success (using a non-colour printer...)

Thanks

@media print {
/* style sheet for print goes here */
}

embed this in your html and use it in conjunction with a javascript or php function to print the page. I haven't tried just using the print css and actually printing a page, so can't guarantee it.

Hi there

Thanks for the response.

I'm familiar with @media (and it's other incarnations, the <LINK> attribute "media" etc...) but that merely applies the CSS to the page for printing. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) The default is to apply the CSS to printing.

However, even when the CSS is applied to printing, background colours (such as for <TD>'s) will not print. What browser setting will change this?
I tried without success in IE 6. Perhaps it's possible with other browsers.

in ie:

Tools > Internet Options > Advanced

The scroll down to just above security - you should see an option called "printing > print background colours and pictures" - check the box and bob's your mothers brother

Thanks polecat

That did the trick

Good onya...