printing from web - size issue

[duplex]

First of all, I'm a programmer so if this is an idiotic post, well, it's because graphically I am an idiot.

I have a page that needs to print from the web at 81/2 by 11 inches (or at least close). I have tried saving it several different ways - different resolutions and document size. What happens is it's either too small or too big (and I mean HUGE). I've tried embedding it into the html and just linking to the pic.

Is there a way to control this? Is there going to be browser differences (though I'd be happy with it at least working in IE)

This is a page saved as 150 dpi and document size of 7.8 by 10.093 inches (1170/1514)http://grandpanorth.com/present/grandparents_bw.jpg and it prints way way too big

And this is saved at 72 dpi and 6 by 10 inches (432/720) document size. http://grandpanorth.com/color/sheet5.html which prints too small.

Would jpg or png print better? I guess I could make it a pdf but is there another way? Does anyone know a good link/tutorial?

Arrgghh...

[Robert Wellock]

Try using CSS so theoretically in a conforming user-agent you can define both the page and image dimensions when it is placed within a web page
http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS2/page.html

[Aronya1]

Originally posted by duplex

I have a page that needs to print from the web at 81/2 by 11 inches (or at least close). I have tried saving it several different ways - different resolutions and document size.

This is a page saved as 150 dpi and document size of 7.8 by 10.093 inches (1170/1514)http://grandpanorth.com/present/grandparents_bw.jpg and it prints way way too big

And this is saved at 72 dpi and 6 by 10 inches (432/720) document size. http://grandpanorth.com/color/sheet5.html which prints too small.

Would jpg or png print better? I guess I could make it a pdf but is there another way? Does anyone know a good link/tutorial?

First, you already have a jpg file in your first link. Changing it to another file format won't change the print size, although that type of image would be better as a png or gif. Do not use a pdf.

Image size, not document size is what you need to address.

My best guess is that you need a dedicated graphics editing program. Something like Irfanview (free) will let you resize & convert formats easily. I think your original image in that first link is larger than you realise, but it is shrunk down automatically for display purposes.

[duplex]

thanks for the responses...

Aronya1 -
I'm still confused - seems if it works on my computer it doesn't on another. I suppose the resolution of the printers would make a difference??? I am all stocked up on graphics programs w/ irfanview, photoshop, fireworks, freehand etc. I'll just keep playing with it.

Why no pdfs?

Robert - thanks for the CSS tip - I'll have to check that out.

[Aronya1]

See if this works.

Printer resolution settings aren't the issue. Check the properties on your printer. You may have a selection that will adjust the image to the paper size automatically. That would explain why it works on your system, but not on another.

Actually, pdf files would be OK if all that is going to happen is they are going to be printed, but they are usually larger than a simple graphic file and the user has to have the Acrobat Reader program on the other end. It really just depends on what you are going to do with the files in the end.

[rhyeguy]

duplex,

Just to let you know, most printers printing in portrait mode (vertical) must have a border, or white space, around their edges when printing that can often-times affect an image that is printed from the web (unless they have some sort of scale-to-fit option turned on, which you can't control.)

To point, an 8.5x11 page should be layed out as an 8x10.3 inch page size in your image editing software, or (roughly) a 575(w)x745(h) pixel page size.

Make your image fit within that size and you should have no printing problems.

Hope it helps:),

rhyeguy