Microsoft KB Archive/185982

= XL97: Columns Are Transparent When Printed in Black and White =

Article ID: 185982

Article Last Modified on 9/7/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q185982





SYMPTOMS
When you print a chart, one or more of the columns in the chart may be printed with a transparent fill. The outline for the columns is printed, but the patterns that you have applied to the columns are not printed.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:

 You have chosen one of the following chart types:

Cylinder

Cone

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 You have clicked the "Print in black and white" option on the Chart tab of the Page Setup dialog box.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows.

Additional query words: XL97

Keywords: kbbug kbprint kbchart kbpending KB185982

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