Best way to represent a wide grid for printing?

Question

We have many WIDE html grids which scroll horizontally within a DIV in our web application.

I would like to find the best strategy for printing these grids on a portrait A4 page.

What I would like to know is what is the best way to present/display grids/data like this.

This question is not HTML specific, I am looking for design strategies and not CSS @page directives.

Answer 1

I guess it really depends on what your purpose is.

• In a book format: I usually try span two facing pages.
• For a conference or poster: Find an extra wide printer and print it out on a large sheet of paper.
• Something more informal: Span regular pages and tape them together.
• Powerpoint: Don't show the whole chart, they'll not be able to read the details anyways, just show the relevant information.