Microsoft KB Archive/213977

= You cannot print a background graphic for a Excel worksheet =

Article ID: 213977

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2007
 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2001 for Mac
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q213977





For a Microsoft Excel 95 version of this article, see 134212.



SYMPTOMS
When you print a worksheet that contains a background graphic in Microsoft Excel, the graphic is not printed. The background graphic is also not displayed in print preview.



CAUSE
This issue occurs because background graphics cannot be printed in Excel.



MORE INFORMATION
To add a graphic to the background of an Excel worksheet, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open the worksheet in Excel.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Sheet, and then click Background.

Note In Microsoft Office Excel 2007, click Background in the Page Setup group on the Page Layout tab.
 * 1) Select the graphic that you want to appear as the sheet background, and then click OK.

Additional query words: jpeg bmp pcx watermark 8.0 XL97 XL2000 XL2001 mac macxl XL2003 XL2007

Keywords: kbexpertisebeginner kbprb kbprint KB213977

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