Headers printing in Google Chrome
Posted in Technicalon Sep 11, 2008
Google Chrome did a reasonable job at rending the pages, but it has one problem. It wants to print headers on the top and bottom of all the pages including: the url, the page title, the date, and the page number. For my print job, I don’t want to reveal all that information, and I would prefer to print my pages without it.
In Firefox, I am given a Page Setup option from the File menu where I can customize headers, footers, and margins for printing. I cannot find any such option in Google Chrome.
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Jim Jacobs
September 20th, 2008 at 4:46 am
I agree. Our application also requires the ability to remove the headers and footers. We print customer receipts and labels on narrow paper on specialized printers. Every other browser (IE, FF, Opera, Safari) works correctly. Chrome’s headers and footers wrap around, causing extra lines and form feeds. I’ve written to the Google development team several times suggesting that if they’re serious about creating a browser for business applications through the web, the ability to allow an application to format the printed page is crucial, not just a nicety.
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January 14th, 2009 at 11:52 am
[...] No page settings for printing. Normally, when a page prints, there are additional headers and footers such as page number, date, title, and web page addresses. In some cases this may be helpful, but in other cases I may not want this, such as when I’m printing off a web-based document for distribution to others. Google Chrome has no way to customize these page headers for printing. Having customizable page headers is important for a web browser that wishes to be a framework for applications that may want the user to print. [...]
Jon Stevens
February 11th, 2009 at 6:03 am
I will add that we have now switched to Chrome for most of our work, but the inability to modify/exclude the print headers still requires us to fall back on IE for our receipt printing. I hope Google address this soon.
Steve
March 24th, 2009 at 6:13 am
Amen to the above.
We print bin ticket labels from a web page, with barcodes, and Chrome is out of the options. Firefox is working great for us as it let’s us decide what we want to print.
Ciro Faienza
May 27th, 2009 at 11:23 am
It would also be nice to be able to set the margins of the print. As it stands, Chrome prints web pages with an absurd 2-inch border, which none of my other browsers do. I get that some people might prefer it, but I’m used to the way other browsers render a page for print, and Chrome’s print margins result in a huge waste of paper.
William Davison
August 12th, 2009 at 3:58 am
Are the Google Chrome developers on drugs, why is there no page setup control, i don’t want headers and footers on the page. Even the Beta 3.0 does not have it
Alex Gaber
August 25th, 2009 at 11:59 am
Google Chrome needs Page Setup to remove headers, it affects our company in many ways. It seems that this should be a standard feature!
Dan
September 1st, 2009 at 4:22 am
Hi I agree. We ship via paypal, and the header affects the amount of labels we can get per print job… Page set up is a must
Kevin
December 10th, 2009 at 4:55 am
Agreed! Chrome is faster for what I need to do but I can not use it to print since the Star Receipt printer requires No headers/footers sent or you will have a mile long receipt. It is a deal killer for my use for now.
Jordan
January 4th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
interestingly enough….. there is an add on for the beta version of chrome that allows a user to run in IE compatibility… it then gives the options for print preview..page setup….. etc
Stu Collings
February 17th, 2010 at 11:32 am
Yes, having to print headers and footers on invoices is a deal-breaker for me too. Love the speed of Chrome but still need to drop back into IE when printing! Come on Chrome Guys – you know it makes sense!!!!
kevin
March 2nd, 2010 at 11:10 am
Same problem here. back to firefox for now… get with it, chrome.