Microsoft KB Archive/135978

= Background Image Not Printed in Internet Explorer =

Article ID: 135978

Article Last Modified on 12/5/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.2
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition

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This article was previously published under Q135978



SYMPTOMS
When you print a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) page that contains a background image in Internet Explorer, the background image is not printed.



CAUSE
The printing of background images is not supported in Internet Explorer.



RESOLUTION
Use either of the following methods:


 * You may be able to work around this behavior by copying the image from Internet Explorer to the clipboard. To do so, press ALT+PRINT SCREEN in Internet Explorer. Then, open any program that supports pasting bitmap images (such as Paint), paste the image into the program, and then print the image.
 * Obtain Microsoft Internet Explorer version 2.0. Internet Explorer 2.0 can print background images.



STATUS
This behavior no longer occurs in Microsoft Internet Explorer version 2.0.

Additional query words: 1.0

Keywords: KB135978

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