Microsoft KB Archive/188520

= PPT98: Invisible Shapes Print With Borders in Black and White =

Article ID: 188520

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q188520





SYMPTOMS
In PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition, when you print an object whose color is the same as the slide background color to a black and white printer, it is printed with a border anyway.



CAUSE
By default, PowerPoint prints a drawing object with a border when you print to a black and white printer.

You can configure every object on your slide to be printed based on the type of printer you are using. This feature is useful if your slide contains a dark or gradient background and you want to print it without using up too much ink or toner.



RESOLUTION
To change how an object is printed to a black and white printer, you can customize the Black and White view by following these steps:
 * 1) On the View menu, click Black and White.

Your presentation now appears the way it will be printed with the Black & White printing option enabled.
 * 1) Switch to the slide that contains the shape you want to print without a border.
 * 2) While holding down the CONTROL key, click the object, point to Black and White on the menu that appears, and then click White.

You may want to experiment with the other available Black and White options to figure out which effect you like the best.

NOTE: You can use this method any time an object is printed differently to a black and white printer than it appears on your screen.

