Microsoft KB Archive/944798

= A Windows Vista-based computer that has an XPS printer driver installed may not print certain colors in a PowerPoint slide presentation =

Article ID: 944798

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Home Basic</li> Windows Vista Home Premium</li> Windows Vista Ultimate, when used with: <ul> Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007</li></ul>

<ul> Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003</li></ul>

<ul> Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition</li></ul> </li></ul>

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario:
 * You have a Windows Vista-based computer that has an XPS printer driver installed.
 * On this computer, you print a slide presentation from Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, from Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, or from Microsoft PowerPoint 2002.

In this scenario, certain colors in graphics objects in the slide presentation may not be printed as expected.

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WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, copy the graphics objects that trigger this problem, and then paste them into a blank Microsoft Office Word document. If this Word document prints correctly from an XPS printer driver, copy the graphics objects from the Word document, and then paste them into a PowerPoint slide. Then, print the PowerPoint slide.

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kbtshoot kbprb KB944798

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