Chapter 25. Creating Print-Friendly Web Pages

If you’ve ever used an online mapping tool such as MapQuest or Google Maps, you’ve no doubt experienced the need to print a web page. Similarly, the proliferation of coupons offered only online, purchase receipts for items from online resellers, and web-based flight check-in and the ability to print boarding passes from your home computer have increased the need for print-friendly pages. It’s true, not all web pages are designed entirely for viewing on the screen!

You might not realize this, but it’s possible to specifically design and offer print-friendly versions of your pages for users who want to print a copy for offline reading—something that Google Maps offers after showing you the on-screen version of content. CSS makes it easy to create web pages that will change appearance based on how they are viewed. In this chapter, you learn how to create such pages.