Prepare the page to print.

css_print.css

@media print {
    * {
        background: none !important;
        color: black !important;
        box-shadow: none !important;
        text-shadow: none !important;
 
        /* Images, vectors and such */
        filter: Gray();                          /* IE4-8: depreciated */
        filter: url('desaturate.svg#grayscale'); /* SVG version for IE10, Firefox, Safari 5 and Opera */
        -webkit-filter: grayscale(100%);         /* Chrome + Safari 6 */
        -moz-filter: grayscale(100%);            /* Future proof */
        -ms-filter: grayscale(100%);             /* Future proof */
        -o-filter: grayscale(100%);              /* Future proof */
        filter: grayscale(100%);                 /* Future proof or polyfilled */
    }
 
    a {
        text-decoration: underline;
    }
 
    a[href]:after {
        content: " (" attr(href) ")"; 
    }
 
    a[href="#"],
    a[href="javascript:"] {
        content: "";
    }
}

svg_grayscale.svg