printing web pages as PDFs

[jgprather]

I have a web design company. I want to be able to print and present my mock-ups to clients. But all of the colors I use in my design (like red table, etc.) do not show up in the PDF I make them into so I can print.

How can I print a web page so all the colors appear so the client gets the full effect?

Thanks.

[SensoVision]

can you tell us what program are you using, as it's hard to tell what's the problem knowing so few details. Also is you printer can print red color? maybe red ink was exhausted and this cause such problem?

[jgprather]

I create the web pages in Dreamweaver 4

I am on an iMac

And the PDFs are created in Acrobat 5.0

My red ink level is fine.

Thanks.

[SensoVision]

seems that I wouldn't help you much, since I never dealt with iMac and I didn't use Acrobat for this so hopefully someone else could be more helpful than I, sorry

[Queen Bee]

Have you considered printing your screen and then pasting in an image editing program? I'm not sure why you should put these things in PDF anyway (Forgive me for my ignorance, but it seems like extra work).

When I'm print webpages, I usually just print the HTML page directly, my printer seems to show everything fine.

You could also go to one of those printing places (Ginkos) with a floppy disk and have your stuff printed there.

I've never really had problems in this area... Sorry I can't be of much help.

[chuck lechuck]

Check your browser settings - there's an option in internet explorer for printing backgrounds that is, by default, unchecked.  Put a check beside that and you can print to PDF the way it appears on screen.