Microsoft KB Archive/137838

PUB3: Bitmaps on Upside-Down Pages May Print Badly

= PUB3: Bitmaps on Upside-Down Pages May Print Badly =

Q137838
The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher for Windows 95, version 3.0

IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry. Before you edit the registry, make sure you understand how to restore it if a problem occurs. For information about how to do this, view the "Restoring the Registry" Help topic in Regedit.exe or the "Restoring a Registry Key" Help topic in Regedt32.exe.

SYMPTOMS

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If you insert a bitmap (paint-type) graphic onto a page that will print upside down, the print quality may be very coarse (or the graphic may not print at all) when you print it to certain printers. The same image will print nicely on a right-side-up page.

Publication types that include upside-down pages are:

- Top-fold greeting cards - Side-fold greeting cards - Tent cards

Printers that are known to exhibit this problem include:

- Hewlett-Packard (HP) DeskJet 500 - Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet IIP

RESOLUTION

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WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

For information about how to edit the registry, view the "Changing Keys And Values" Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) or the "Add and Delete Information in the Registry" and "Edit Registry Data" Help topics in Regedt32.exe. Note that you should back up the registry before you edit it. If you are running Windows NT, you should also update your Emergency Repair Disk (ERD).

Change the data in the BANDINMEMORY value in the Windows 95 Registry from 0 to 1. This value is located in the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Publisher\Printing

To change this value:

1. On the Windows Start menu, click Run.

2. In the Open text box, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.

3. Locate and select the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Publisher\Printing

4. Double-click BANDINMEMORY on the right side of the Registry Editor window.

5. In the Value Data box, type "1" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.

6. On the Registry menu, click Exit.

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