Javascript to print slide AND hide playbar

Hi all,
I know I can use the simple javascript window.print() to print a slide, but when I do that it also prints the print button and playbar. Is there a way - I'm sure there is, I just don't know how.... to hide the playbar, hide the print button, print the page and then show the playbar or a continue button again? I want my users to be able to print just the slide content.
Oh, running CP7 64 but on a windows 8 machine.
Thanks for the help!!
Lori

Very unusual, Here are some more questions to help nail down the issue.
Are both date text lines in form fields? What are the form field names? i.e. is this an exact copy of the existing form field? What are the settings that differentiate the two fields, i.e. Rotation, etc.?
Could the script be somehow getting run twice?
On another note, why are you naming all of the fields differently. It looks like they all get the same info. If this is true then you could simplify the script by making them all the same name. You would not need the loop to apply the date text.
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