Turning on Background Printing
Often, background printing in your browser is turned off by default. If you are printing a page with a colored background, you most likely just want to print the text and any pictures, not the colored background. But to print a picture of your pattern with a grid superimposed on it, you have to turn on background printing because the picture is in the background! Here's how to do it in various browsers.
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Safari
Opera
Chrome
Firefox
1. Go to the menu bar and click on File.
2. The file menu drops down. Click on Page Setup....
3. The page setup dialog box appears. Look for Print Background (colors and images) and make sure that the box next to it is checked. Then click OK.
Internet Explorer
1. Click on the Tools icon in the upper right corner.
2. The Tools menu pops up. Move the cursor over Print, and the Print menu appears.
3. Click Page setup... on the Print menu.
4. The page setup dialog box appears. Look for Print Background Colors and Images and make sure that the box next to it is checked. Then click OK.
Safari
1. Go to the menu bar and click on File.
2. The File menu drops down. Click Print....
3. The Print dialog pops up. Click the print options menu.
4. A list of options drops down. Choose Safari.
5. The Safari options are shown. Make sure Print backgrounds is checked.
Opera
1. Go to the menu bar and click on File.
2. The file menu drops down. Click on Print Options....
3. The print options dialog box appears. Look for Print page background and make sure that the box next to it is checked. Then click OK.
Chrome
1. Click the Menu icon.
2. On the menu, click Print...
3. The print menu appears next to a preview of what will be printed. Look for Background colors and images (at the bottom of the menu) and make sure that the box next to it is checked.
I have been cross stitching for more years than I care to remember and never found a pattern that was detailed (and complicated) enough to make me happy. I have completed more than half of Joseph Nigg's La Corbeille des Fleurs and it is just gorgeous. Using the blended colors makes it so detailed it does look like an oil painting. Sure is much more than a craft store has to offer. Thank you for such a beautiful pattern.
