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Printing a Page Using Printer Render Mode


You can render an application for printing in HTML format. Once the application is rendered it can be printed by normal means using your browser's printing options.

To render an application page for printing in HTML format:

  1. Open the application in a browser.
  2. At the end of the URL, type ?render=printer

    For example, the URL for a Sales Forecast application might be:

    http://salesserver/salesApp/forecast.jsp

    In preparation for printing, add ?render=printer to the end of the URL, as in the following example:

    http://salesserver/salesApp/forecast.jsp?render=printer

  3. Press the Enter key.
    The application appears in the browser with the Blox rendered as HTML.
  4. Click the File menu from the browser menu bar.
  5. Select Print....
    You might want to select a printer at this time.
  6. Click the OK button.
    The HTML version of the page is printed.

If you want to print background colors and images, you must enable a specific browser option in Microsoft Internet Explorer. You can enable this option as follows in MS Internet Explorer version 5.0:

  1. Select Tools menu item from the browser's menu bar.
  2. Select Internet Options from the drop down list.
  3. Select the Advanced tab.
  4. Scroll down to the Printing section of the list box.
  5. Select the Print background colors and images check box.
  6. Click OK to implement the changes and close the dialog box.