Microsoft KB Archive/153831

PPT4: Word 6.x Clip Art Doesn’t Print from Mac PowerPoint

PSS ID Number: Q153831 Article last modified on 05-16-1998

MACINTOSH:4.0,6.0,6.0.1

MACINTOSH

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The information in this article applies to:

 Microsoft PowerPoint for the Macintosh, version 4.0 == Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1 == 

= SYMPTOMS =

When you import clip art from Microsoft Word 6.0 to Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh, you may not be able to print the clip art images.

= CAUSE =

Word clip art images (Bear Market, Bird, Bull Market, and so on) are PICT graphics that contain PostScript hints for the printer. Some printer drivers have difficulty interpreting this type of graphic.

= RESOLUTION =

To work around this problem, use any of the following methods.

Method 1: Try Printing with the LaserWriter Print Driver
Use the LaserWriter 7.1.2 or 7.2 printer driver. To do this:

  Click Chooser on the Apple menu.   Click the LaserWriter printer driver icon.   Click Background Printing Off, and then close the Chooser. You should see a message similar to the following: You have changed your current printer. Please choose “Page Setup” in all of the open programs.   Click OK.   Switch to PowerPoint. </li>  Click Page Setup on the File menu. Check your settings and then click OK. The PowerPoint slide will then redraw. </li>  If you are planning to print using Color/Grayscale, make sure this option is selected. The LaserWriter 7.x default setting is Black & White. To change the printer driver setting to Color/Grayscale: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">  On the File menu, click Print. </li>  Click the Option button. </li>  Click Color/Grayscale. </li></ol>

You should now be able to print the image. </li></ol>

Method 2: Ungroup the ClipArt
Use the following steps to ungroup the clip art:

<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">  Click the clip art image to select it. You should see eight handles surrounding the image. </li>  On the Draw menu, click Ungroup. You should see one of the following messages: This picture contains some PostScript, which will be lost. Convert anyway? -or- Convert picture to PowerPoint objects? </li>  Click OK to convert the image. </li></ol>

You should now be able to print the image.

Method 3: Save the Graphic using a Photo Editing Program
Open the graphic with a photo editing program and re-save the graphic. (NOTE: The instructions given here assume you are using PhotoShop. Other photo editing programs have similar capabilities.)

<ol style="list-style-type: decimal;">  Open the PICT image. </li>  On the File menu, click Save As. </li>  Select the PICT file format and save the image. NOTE: Because PhotoShop rasterizes the image (that is, it converts the image to a bitmap), all vector information will be lost. </li>  Insert the picture into PowerPoint. You should now be able to print the image. </li></ol>

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products’ performance or reliability.

= Additional query words: 4.00 mac_ppt mac ppt macppt ppt4 =

Keywords : kbprint kbdta kbclip Version : MACINTOSH:4.0,6.0,6.0.1 Platform : MACINTOSH Hardware : MAC Issue type : kbprb ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.