Microsoft KB Archive/283298

= Patterned-Line Fill Becomes Solid Lines When You Print a PowerPoint Document =

Article ID: 283298

Article Last Modified on 10/18/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q283298





SYMPTOMS
When you print a Microsoft PowerPoint document that contains a patterned-line fill, the lines may print as solid lines instead of as patterned lines.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, set both the printer and the PowerPoint program to print in color instead of in black and white or grayscale.

To set the printer to print in color:
 * 1) Click Start.
 * 2) Click Printers and Faxes.
 * 3) Right-click the printer that you are using, and then click Properties.
 * 4) On the Advanced tab, click Printing Defaults.
 * 5) On the Paper/Quality tab, in the Color box, click Color, and then click OK.
 * 6) Click OK again to close the printer's Properties dialog box.

To set the PowerPoint program to print in color:
 * 1) In PowerPoint, on the File menu, click Print to print the document.
 * 2) In the Print dialog box, under Color/Grayscale, click Color in the drop-down list.
 * 3) Click OK to print the document.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
This behavior does not occur on all printers.

Additional query words: power point

Keywords: kbprint kbui kbprb KB283298

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