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Subject: Date on printout
Category: Computers > Internet
Asked by: alb-ga
List Price: $2.00
Posted: 08 Jan 2003 15:57 PST
Expires: 07 Feb 2003 15:57 PST
Question ID: 139527
How do I restore the feature that automatically printed out the date
at the lower right-hand corner of pages printed from the internet
using IE?  To the left of the date, it also printed the web page
address on the same (last) line.
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Subject: Re: Date on printout
Answered By: skermit-ga on 08 Jan 2003 16:03 PST
 
Hello,

In any Internet Explorer window, click on the "File" menu then click
on "Page Setup..." Where it says Footer put in this:

&u&b&d

From the help file, the codes listed above print this at the bottom
(footer) of every page:

"
Page address (URL) &u
Right-aligned text (following &b) &b
Date in short format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control
Panel) &d
"

So it will put the URL on the left, and after the &b it will right
justify the date. Here is a list of all the control codes (also can be
found in Internet Explorer Help) and what they do just in case you
want to change the header and footer to suit your personal tastes.

"
To print this... Type this 
Window title &w 
Page address (URL) &u 
Date in short format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control
Panel) &d
Date in long format (as specified by Regional Settings in Control
Panel) &D
Time in the format specified by Regional Settings in Control Panel &t
Time in 24-hour format &T 
Current page number &p 
Total number of pages &P 
Right-aligned text (following &b) &b 
Centered text (between &b&b) &b&b 
A single ampersand (&) && 
"

Clarification of Answer by skermit-ga on 08 Jan 2003 16:06 PST
Additional Links:

Graphical guide to changing the way printed web pages look:
http://www.worldstart.com/tips/shared/printingwebpages.htm


Thank you for the opportunity to answer your question, if you require
more information, please clarify the question, or if you find this
answer satisfactory, please feel free to rate it. Thank you!

skermit-ga

Request for Answer Clarification by alb-ga on 08 Jan 2003 19:48 PST
I did as you said, skermit, but the footer box already has &u&b&d in
it but no printout as a result.  Am I doing something wrong??

Clarification of Answer by skermit-ga on 08 Jan 2003 20:00 PST
Have you tried to clear the box, hit okay, and then retype &u&b&d in
the footer box? Also, does the header come out okay?

skermit-ga

Request for Answer Clarification by alb-ga on 09 Jan 2003 06:47 PST
I tried what you suggested with no result.  Even reducing the bottom
border just allowed more text with no footer.  Yes, the top header is
there and its box reads:      &w&bPage &p of &P    Here is the footer
copied and pasted: &u&b&d

Clarification of Answer by skermit-ga on 09 Jan 2003 15:30 PST
If your program settings are correct, I'd suggest uninstalling and
reinstalling your printer drivers, or going to your printer
manufacturer's website and installing the latest drivers for your
printer/operating system cominbation. It's possible in later versions
of IE, you somehow lost this functionality of printing footers,
especially since the header prints out A-ok.

skermit-ga
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