People like to print things. What looks good--and may be totally necessary on a web page--doesn't always make the best printed page.

Printable pages should:

• Eliminate unncesessary navigation
  
• Be served up on request--not by default
  
• eliminate color wherever possible
  
• Include the original URL
  
• Contain identifier, copyright, and update information
  
• Still have links that act like links
  
• Have the same title as the original
  
• Not contain ads (color, unclickable, annoying)

Style-sheets can be very useful in producing printable versions of on-line articles.