printing tab from the web

Boubou · January 10th, 2008, 10:01 PM

Hi I have a technical question. usually when i print tab from the web i select the text (tab) copy and paste in word, that way i can print only the tab, no pictures, ads, etc.
However the problem is on the web page the "dash" "-" is the same width as a letter and everyhting is properly aligned, but in MS Word its not, the dash is not as wide as the letter and the alignement gets screwed up, i tried to change the font size of the dash to past as text, formated text unformated text, various fonts, etc... example:
---12-12-12-10-10---12-12-12-10-10
----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0

where the "0" from the second line are supposed to be aligned with th "2" and "0" from the first line
from Sunday bloody sunday
Any suggestions??

J-man · January 10th, 2008, 10:09 PM

Highlight the tab on the page, and click print --> selection.

That way you'll get the tab, as it appears on the page without messing the alignment up, or getting the adverts.

esteban · January 10th, 2008, 10:18 PM

Or put it in Courier font.

imwjl · January 11th, 2008, 12:41 AM

I broke down and bought Guitar Pro 5. The licensing is generous in that you can get Mac and Windows and can have it on multiple computers.

It will import text and other tab file formats so you can organize things in one file type and print to .pdf if you have a .pdf writer.

The print and chord plus scale features are nice. I got much of that for free with various www sites, but it's nice to have it all in one bucket.

ddewerd · January 11th, 2008, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by esteban

Or put it in Courier font.

Yup, I do that all the time.

Put it in Courier font, then a font size of 10.

Sometimes you have to go to Page Setup and make the Left and Right margins smaller (about .5 ") to get the whole bar of tab on the same line (so it doesn't wrap around).

If you still get wrapping, set the font to 9 or 8, but the key is to use Courier.

Cheers,
Doug

Boubou · January 11th, 2008, 10:56 AM

Yup courrier works
thanx.
Any more details about guitar pro?
Like advantages and feature.
when i get a chance i'l check out their website

Tdot · January 11th, 2008, 01:04 PM

Courier is the most common monospace font. Meaning each character (and space) are equal width. Just change the font in your Word doc to the monospace font of your choice, and all will be well.

January 10th, 2008, 10:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
Boubou Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 50 Posts: 999 3 Photos	printing tab from the web Hi I have a technical question. usually when i print tab from the web i select the text (tab) copy and paste in word, that way i can print only the tab, no pictures, ads, etc. However the problem is on the web page the "dash" "-" is the same width as a letter and everyhting is properly aligned, but in MS Word its not, the dash is not as wide as the letter and the alignement gets screwed up, i tried to change the font size of the dash to past as text, formated text unformated text, various fonts, etc... example: ---12-12-12-10-10---12-12-12-10-10 ----0--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0--0 where the "0" from the second line are supposed to be aligned with th "2" and "0" from the first line from Sunday bloody sunday Any suggestions??

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J-man Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Wales/Scarborough Age: 21 Posts: 7,384 19 Photos	Highlight the tab on the page, and click print --> selection. That way you'll get the tab, as it appears on the page without messing the alignment up, or getting the adverts. __________________ "Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth." - Oscar Wilde

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esteban Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 21 Posts: 1,159 3 Photos	Or put it in Courier font. __________________ When I die, they'll say, he couldn't play sh*t, but he sure made it sound good. - Hound Dog Taylor

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imwjl Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 1,775	If you're willing to spend some money.... I broke down and bought Guitar Pro 5. The licensing is generous in that you can get Mac and Windows and can have it on multiple computers. It will import text and other tab file formats so you can organize things in one file type and print to .pdf if you have a .pdf writer. The print and chord plus scale features are nice. I got much of that for free with various www sites, but it's nice to have it all in one bucket.

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Tdot Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Back of the Wasatch, UT Posts: 5,028 55 Photos	Courier is the most common monospace font. Meaning each character (and space) are equal width. Just change the font in your Word doc to the monospace font of your choice, and all will be well. __________________ And now for some feedback: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

January 11th, 2008, 10:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
Boubou Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Montreal, Quebec Age: 50 Posts: 999 3 Photos	Yup courrier works thanx. Any more details about guitar pro? Like advantages and feature. when i get a chance i'l check out their website

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