Microsoft KB Archive/31076

HP Plotter Not Printing the Default Colors in Excel (Windows) PSS ID Number: Q31076 Article last modified on 02-26-1993 PSS database name: W_eXceL

2.x 3.00

WINDOWS

Summary:

With the Hewlett-Packard (HP) plotter driver installed, Excel builds charts using all the available colors (pens) that are selected for the plotter in the Control Panel by default. However, the HP plotter driver does not read these default colors correctly and thus may produce charts with unpredictable color combinations. This problem is apparent in both print preview and on the actual printed output.

To plot the colors displayed on screen, the chart colors must be set manually. This is done by choosing Patterns from the Format menu and manually setting the foreground and background colors to the desired colors.

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.