Microsoft KB Archive/30941

Plotter Pen Moves Too Fast for Transparencies in Excel PSS ID Number: Q30941 Article last modified on 02-26-1993 PSS database name: W_eXceL

2.00 2.01 2.10 3.00 | 2.20 2.21 3.00

WINDOWS | OS/2

Summary:

When using a Hewlett-Packard (HP) Plotter with Excel, the plotter pen moves too fast and smudges the image.

More Information:

Changing the speed of the pen movement may help.

To change the pen speed, do the following:

  From the File menu, choose Printer Setup.   Select the HP Plotter, then select Setup. This will bring up the setup screen for the plotter.   Make sure the correct HP plotter is selected by pulling down the Plotter menu.   Change the pen speed by doing the following:  Select each pen color in turn (in the right-hand list box). From the Options menu, choose Pen Speed. The optimal Pen Speed setting for transparencies is 35-40. 

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