webpages can't be printed or copied

I'm using WinXP and IE8. I've encountered an occasional webpage that I can't
print (Print Preview acts as though the page is there, but what prints is
blank). Today I was at a webpage that I couldn't highlight at all, so I
couldn't copy any of it, and I couldn't print a selection from it.

Is there any way to overcome this kind of blocking?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-> wrote in message
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> I'm using WinXP and IE8. I've encountered an occasional webpage that I
> can't print (Print Preview acts as though the page is there, but what
> prints is blank). Today I was at a webpage that I couldn't highlight at
> all, so I couldn't copy any of it, and I couldn't print a selection from
> it.
>
> Is there any way to overcome this kind of blocking?
>


The webpage developer can write code that says the page can't be copied or
printed. Most pages ARE NOT written to prevent you from copying the content,
so if you can copy and print the content from, for example, yahoo.com but
not from acmewidgets.com, then acmewidgets has used blocking code to keep
you from taking their content, and this isn't an IE8 "problem."

"Jeff Strickland" <> wrote in message
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> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-> wrote in message
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>> I'm using WinXP and IE8. I've encountered an occasional webpage that I
>> can't print (Print Preview acts as though the page is there, but what
>> prints is blank). Today I was at a webpage that I couldn't highlight at
>> all, so I couldn't copy any of it, and I couldn't print a selection from
>> it.
>>
>> Is there any way to overcome this kind of blocking?
>>
>
>
> The webpage developer can write code that says the page can't be copied or
> printed. Most pages ARE NOT written to prevent you from copying the
> content, so if you can copy and print the content from, for example,
> yahoo.com but not from acmewidgets.com, then acmewidgets has used blocking
> code to keep you from taking their content, and this isn't an IE8
> "problem."
>
>
>
>
Thank you, Jeff. I didn't think it was an IE8 problem. I simply wondered if
there was a workaround.

Jo-Anne

"Jo-Anne" <Jo-> wrote in message
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> "Jeff Strickland" <> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-> wrote in message
>> news:ib4e9h$dr5$...
>>> I'm using WinXP and IE8. I've encountered an occasional webpage that I
>>> can't print (Print Preview acts as though the page is there, but what
>>> prints is blank). Today I was at a webpage that I couldn't highlight at
>>> all, so I couldn't copy any of it, and I couldn't print a selection from
>>> it.
>>>
>>> Is there any way to overcome this kind of blocking?
>>>
>>
>>
>> The webpage developer can write code that says the page can't be copied
>> or printed. Most pages ARE NOT written to prevent you from copying the
>> content, so if you can copy and print the content from, for example,
>> yahoo.com but not from acmewidgets.com, then acmewidgets has used
>> blocking code to keep you from taking their content, and this isn't an
>> IE8 "problem."
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Thank you, Jeff. I didn't think it was an IE8 problem. I simply wondered
> if there was a workaround.
>



You might be able to do a Print Screen to print what you can see, but this
is very clunky on a good day, and gets worse if there are many pages. I
don't know if a developer can prevent you from doing a print screen, or not.
I think not. But that's the only work around that I can think of.

"Workaholic" <> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 6 Nov 2010, "Jo-Anne" <Jo-> wrote:
>
> (snip)
>
>>I simply wondered if there was a workaround.
>>
>>Jo-Anne
>>
> Take a look at "SnagIt" http://www.techsmith.com
>
> John


Thank you, John! It looks like Snagit is highly rated, but it costs $50--and
I'd use it only when I couldn't get the screen any other way. You've given
me the idea to check other screen capture programs, though.

Jo-Anne

"Jeff Strickland" <> wrote in message
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> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-> wrote in message
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>> "Jeff Strickland" <> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-> wrote in message
>>> news:ib4e9h$dr5$...
>>>> I'm using WinXP and IE8. I've encountered an occasional webpage that I
>>>> can't print (Print Preview acts as though the page is there, but what
>>>> prints is blank). Today I was at a webpage that I couldn't highlight at
>>>> all, so I couldn't copy any of it, and I couldn't print a selection
>>>> from it.
>>>>
>>>> Is there any way to overcome this kind of blocking?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The webpage developer can write code that says the page can't be copied
>>> or printed. Most pages ARE NOT written to prevent you from copying the
>>> content, so if you can copy and print the content from, for example,
>>> yahoo.com but not from acmewidgets.com, then acmewidgets has used
>>> blocking code to keep you from taking their content, and this isn't an
>>> IE8 "problem."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Thank you, Jeff. I didn't think it was an IE8 problem. I simply wondered
>> if there was a workaround.
>>
>
>
>
> You might be able to do a Print Screen to print what you can see, but this
> is very clunky on a good day, and gets worse if there are many pages. I
> don't know if a developer can prevent you from doing a print screen, or
> not. I think not. But that's the only work around that I can think of.
>
>
>
Thank you, Jeff! John mentioned a particular screen print program that can
print the whole page, not just the part showing. I'm going to check out some
others of that sort (the one he recommended was a bit expensive).

Jo-Anne

"Anthony Buckland" <> wrote in message
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> "Jeff Strickland" <> wrote in message
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>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-> wrote in message
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>>> "Jeff Strickland" <> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-> wrote in message
>>>> news:ib4e9h$dr5$...
>>>>> I'm using WinXP and IE8. I've encountered an occasional webpage that I
>>>>> can't print (Print Preview acts as though the page is there, but what
>>>>> prints is blank). Today I was at a webpage that I couldn't highlight
>>>>> at all, so I couldn't copy any of it, and I couldn't print a selection
>>>>> from it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there any way to overcome this kind of blocking?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The webpage developer can write code that says the page can't be copied
>>>> or printed. Most pages ARE NOT written to prevent you from copying the
>>>> content, so if you can copy and print the content from, for example,
>>>> yahoo.com but not from acmewidgets.com, then acmewidgets has used
>>>> blocking code to keep you from taking their content, and this isn't an
>>>> IE8 "problem."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Thank you, Jeff. I didn't think it was an IE8 problem. I simply wondered
>>> if there was a workaround.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> You might be able to do a Print Screen to print what you can see, but
>> this is very clunky on a good day, and gets worse if there are many
>> pages. I don't know if a developer can prevent you from doing a print
>> screen, or not. I think not. But that's the only work around that I can
>> think of.
>> ...
>
> CamStudio will let you record anything that appears or happens
> on a screen as a video file. Warning: the hard disk usage can
> be large. Alternatively, there is one way _nobody_ can stop you
> from recording screen content: use a video camera pointed at
> the screen, or just a still camera if you want to preserve static
> screens.
>
Thank you, Anthony! I'm going to look into some of the more complex screen
printing programs. That might do it.

Jo-Anne