How to turn off headers and footers in IE

**Chromate222** · Sep 15, 2003, 04:57

Does anyone know of a way to turn off headers and footers in IE using javascript, so when someone goes to print a page they wont get the url and other stuff on the print-out?

I know it can be done using through the browser menu. But I wanted to make it automatic so the user doesn't have to. Done a search on google and can't seem to find anything to help. Can it even be done?

Cheers!

Richard.

**Arve Mokkelbost** · Sep 15, 2003, 05:34

You cant do it with JavaScript.

Theoretical you should be able to make an ActiveX component and by running that turning off headers and footers, but thats some helluva time to spend and not quite realistic.

**Chromate222** · Sep 15, 2003, 12:55

Oh ok. That's a shame but I thought that was going to be the case. Thanks.

**Aska** · Sep 15, 2003, 22:38

This can actually be achieved using CSS. Say for example that you have the following HTML code:

Code:

<html>
<body>
<div id="myHeader">Logo etc.</div>

<div>Main content blah blah blah</div>

<div id="myFooter">Disclaimer link, copyright blah blah</div>
</body>
</html>

And if you have these CSS directives in your internal or external stylesheet:

Code:

@media print {
  #myHeader {
    display: none;
  }
  #myFooter {
    display: none;
  }
}

... your header and footer stuff won't be printed.

**ucahg** · Sep 16, 2003, 04:31

I believe he meant the headers and footers that are added to each printed page (with the URL, date, and page title) from Internet Explorer. These cannot be controlled with CSS or Javascript (unfortunately, they can get annoying).

**Aska** · Sep 16, 2003, 15:59

Originally Posted by ucahg

I believe he meant the headers and footers that are added to each printed page (with the URL, date, and page title) from Internet Explorer. These cannot be controlled with CSS or Javascript (unfortunately, they can get annoying).

Oops. I really should read the posts more carefully before I post. :P

**MarcusJT** · Sep 16, 2003, 19:04

Because such programmatic access would be open to potential abuse, this is currently not possible without a custom ActiveX component (as Arve has said). However, given what's just happened regarding IE, in the future that might not be an option either...

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