How to print page exactly how it looks on screen? - css

Question

I'm creating a scheduling page through ASP.NET Web Forms using custom CSS. I have added a print button and would like it to print the page exactly how it looks on screen, however it's seems to be ignoring all my CSS when I go to print. How can I fix this?
My schedule layout:
How it currently prints:
My CSS:
.board-layout {
background-color: #173F5F;
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 14px;
display: grid;
grid-gap: 6px;
padding: 6px;
width: 100%;
height: auto;
border-radius: 6px;
overflow: auto;
box-shadow: 0 3px 0 rgba(9,30,66,.25);
border: 3px solid black;
transition: all .2s ease-in-out;
}
.board-layout:hover {
/*transform: scale(1.005);*/
border: 3px solid lightgrey;
}
.list-layout {
display: grid;
grid-gap: 10px;
}
.board-text {
font-size: 14px;
padding: 6px;
color: #EEFBFB;
}
.board-lists {
display: grid;
grid-auto-columns: 13.9%;
grid-auto-flow: column;
grid-gap: 6px;
height: auto;
}
.crew-board-lists {
display: grid;
grid-auto-columns: 49.72%;
grid-auto-flow: column;
grid-gap: 6px;
height: auto;
font-weight: bold;
}
.Job-lists {
display: grid;
grid-auto-columns: auto;
grid-auto-flow: column;
grid-gap: 10px;
height: auto;
}
.board-list {
background-color: rgb(235, 236, 240);
border-radius: 4px;
display: grid;
grid-auto-rows: max-content;
grid-gap: 10px; /* Chrome use a fixed height */
min-height: 40px;
height: max-content;
padding: 6px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.day-board-list {
background-color: #EBEBEB;
border-radius: 4px;
display: grid;
grid-auto-rows: max-content;
grid-gap: 10px; /* Chrome use a fixed height */
min-height: 40px;
height: max-content;
padding: 6px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.day-board-list:hover, .crew-board-list:hover, .equipment-board-list:hover, .card:hover, .cardEmployee:hover, .cardEquipment:hover {
box-shadow: 0 14px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.25), 0 10px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.22);
transform: scale(1.01);
border: 1px solid white;
}
.day-board-list, .crew-board-list, .equipment-board-list, .card, .cardEmployee, .cardEquipment {
transition: all .1s ease-in-out;
}
.DragHoverCustom {
box-shadow: 0 14px 28px rgba(0,0,0,0.25), 0 10px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.22);
transform: scale(1.01);
border: 1px solid white;
}
.date-list {
background-color: #EBEBEB;
border-radius: 4px;
display: grid;
grid-auto-rows: max-content;
grid-gap: 10px; /* Chrome use a fixed height */
height: auto;
padding: 4px;
text-align: center;
}
.crew-board-list {
background-color: #3C99DC;
border-radius: 4px;
display: grid;
grid-auto-rows: max-content;
grid-gap: 10px; /* Chrome use a fixed height */
height: max-content;
min-height: 34px;
padding: 6px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.equipment-board-list {
background-color: #70D1D0;
border-radius: 4px;
display: grid;
grid-auto-rows: max-content;
grid-gap: 10px; /* Chrome use a fixed height */
height: max-content;
min-height: 34px;
padding: 6px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.list-title {
font-size: 15px;
font-weight: bold;
}
.schedule-dates {
font-size: 18px;
font-weight: bold;
}
.card {
background-color: #EEFBFB;
border-radius: 4px;
box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(9,30,66,.25);
padding: 2px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.cardEquipment {
background-color: #70D1D0;
border-radius: 4px;
box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(9,30,66,.25);
padding: 2px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.cardEmployee {
background-color: #3C99DC;
border-radius: 4px;
box-shadow: 0 2px 0 rgba(9,30,66,.25);
padding: 2px;
cursor: pointer;
}
.tabs {
width: 100%;
height: 800px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
/* tab list item */
.tabs .tabs-list {
list-style: none;
margin: 0px;
padding: 0px;
}
.tabs .tabs-list li {
width: 30%;
float: left;
margin: 0px;
margin-right: 2px;
padding: 10px 5px;
text-align: center;
background-color: #173F5F;
border-radius: 4px;
}
.tabs .tabs-list li:hover {
cursor: pointer;
}
.tabs .tabs-list li a {
text-decoration: none;
color: white;
}
/* Tab content section */
.tabs .tab {
display: none;
width: 96%;
min-height: 200px;
height: auto;
border-radius: 4px;
padding: 20px 15px;
background-color: #EBEBEB;
clear: both;
}
.tabs .tab h3 {
border-bottom: 3px solid cornflowerblue;
letter-spacing: 1px;
font-weight: normal;
padding: 5px;
}
.tabs .tab p {
line-height: 20px;
letter-spacing: 1px;
}
/* When active state */
.active {
display: block !important;
}
.tabs .tabs-list li.active {
background-color: #EBEBEB !important;
color: black !important;
}
.active a {
color: black !important;
}
/* media query */
#media screen and (max-width:360px) {
.tabs {
margin: 0;
width: 96%;
}
.tabs .tabs-list li {
width: 80px;
}
}
/* Context menu */
.context-menu {
display: none;
position: absolute;
border: 1px solid black;
border-radius: 3px;
width: 200px;
background: white;
box-shadow: 10px 10px 10px black;
z-index: 10000;
}
.context-menu ul {
list-style: none;
padding: 2px;
}
.context-menu ul li {
padding: 5px 2px;
margin-bottom: 3px;
color: white;
font-weight: bold;
background-color: darkturquoise;
}
.context-menu ul li:hover {
cursor: pointer;
background-color: #7fffd4;
}
Normal CSS link on my page:
<link rel="stylesheet" href="Content/CustomCSS.css" type="text/css">

Answer 1

Just checked, and what I actually did was added media styles:
#media print {
* { color:#333; }
html { height:auto; }
h1:before { content:"Site Name - "; }
.pageTitle { font-size:20pt; }
#selectedTitleWrapper { text-align: left !important; }
.mainContentColumn { margin-bottom: 0; }
}
These styles are used on print and override existing styles. Experiment with a few. For ex, remove the scroll bar in your top row:
.container { overflow-x: hidden; } /* for example. */

Answer 2

I have found a solution called html2canvas which rebuilds any element or the entire page as an image. My JavaScript code ended up looking like this and produces a perfect copy of my schedule!
function customPrint() {
document.getElementById('scheduleArea').style.maxHeight = 'max-content';
html2canvas(document.querySelector("#scheduleArea")).then(canvas => {
document.body.appendChild(canvas)
}).then(() => {
let canvas = document.querySelector('canvas');
canvas.style.display = 'none';
let image = canvas.toDataURL("image/png");
let tWindow = window.open("");
$(tWindow.document.body)
.html("<img id='Image' src=" + image + " style='width:100%; height:auto;'></img>")
.ready(function () {
tWindow.focus();
tWindow.print();
});
document.getElementById('scheduleArea').style.maxHeight = '800px';
document.body.removeChild(canvas);
});
};