Microsoft KB Archive/80209

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Graph: Text Doesn't Print or Appear in Print Preview Mode

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Q80209

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Graph for Windows, version 3.0
 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c
 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.1

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SUMMARY
In Microsoft Word for Windows, text on graphs created in Microsoft Graph version 3.0 is not displayed in print preview and does not print if the Microsoft Windows screen colors are set for white text on a dark background.

MORE INFORMATION
If you create a chart in Microsoft Graph, the color of the text and lines will be formatted as &quot;automatic.&quot; Automatic text color uses the color selected for Window Text in the Colors dialog box of the Control Panel. If the Window Text color is white, the text color for the graph will be white. The legend border, axes, and data marker outlines will also be white.

WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, change the Window Text color to black. To do this, choose the Color icon in the Control Panel, and choose the Color Palette button. From the Screen Elements box, select Windows Text, select the color black, and choose the OK button. After you make this change, load your chart back into Microsoft Graph to update the graph's colors.

Alternatively, you can reformat affected areas in the individual graph. You must select and reformat each area individually. To do this, use the following steps:


 * 1) Select the axis. From the Format menu, choose Font. Select Black from the list of colors, and choose the OK button.
 * 2) From the Format menu, choose Patterns to reformat the axis and tick marks. In the Border and Area boxes, select Custom. The Custom Color selection defaults to Black. Choose the OK button.
 * 3) From the Format menu, choose Legend. Choose the Font button, and select Black in the Color box.
 * 4) Select each marker or class of markers. From the Format menu, choose Pattern. Select Custom in the Border and Area boxes, and select an appropriate color in the Color boxes. Choose the OK button. This reformats the data marker outlines.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word for Windows versions 2.x.