Microsoft KB Archive/64421

Dotted Underline Prints Badly to LaserWriter

PSS ID Number: Q64421 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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When using the Dotted Underline option in the Character dialog box (on the Format menu) in Microsoft Word versions 4.0 and 5.0, the printed dots may appear “chained” or unseparated.

The LaserWriter driver generates the PostScript code (using a .5 SETGRAY on a 1-point line), which creates a black-dot white-dot chain. However, to generate a true dotted underline on the LaserWriter, you must use PostScript code that uses a SETDASH parameter. Thus, the problem is not a LaserWriter limitation, but an inappropriate call by the LaserWriter driver. To work around this problem, include PostScript code (using SETDASH) in your Word document to create the dotted lines.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Word for the Macintosh versions 4.0 and 5.0.

Note: Dotted borders applied to a table or paragraph will appear “chained” or unseparated.

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