Print button/link?

[jaiem]

Is there anyway using HTML or some simple JavaScript to put a button or link (button is better) that will automatically print the current page? Or at least open the PRINT window in the visitor's browser?

Thanks.

[lynlimz]

Go Here: http://dynamicdrive.com/

[Fluffykins]

Or use this clever little snippet of code:

<input type="button" value="Print" name="Button" onClick="window.print();return false">

That renders a button, if you'd like to have a text link, or image link print the page, enclose it in a hyperlink like this:

<a href="#" onClick="window.print();return false">text or image</a>

Ady

[jaiem]

Thanks!!

[macdan]

Hi Flufffykins, I'm also looking to set this function up, does your solution work across browsers and on Macs? Also what does the # stand for (in the href="#")?

Thanks for any help

[Fluffykins]

Hi macdan.

The script I've used does work in IE 4+ and Netscape 4+ on a PC, but I've never tried it on a Mac so couldn't tell you about that one.

The # in the hyperlink simply makes an empty hyperlink. We can't have a hyperlink that doesn't point somewhere, but seeing as the link only serves to call some JavaScript to print the page out there's no point pointing it to another website or HTML page. Of course if we don't use an a href="#" we can't click on the text, so we need it to make a dummy link.

Hope that makes some sort of sense!

Ady

[macdan]

Thanks Ady, I'll give it a whirl and see what happens!