Microsoft KB Archive/183401

= Poor Print Quality from Adobe Acrobat on 600 DPI Printer =

Article ID: 183401

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

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This article was previously published under Q183401



SYMPTOMS
Certain graphics printed from Adobe Acrobat appear light when printed to a 600 dpi laser printer. When the same graphic is printed on a 300 dpi printer, the printout is darker.



CAUSE
The application is drawing 1 pixel wide lines so, at 600 dpi, diagonal lines appear very light because laser printers cannot hold a single isolated dot on the drum. This is also because of the application not specifying a logical pen width.



RESOLUTION
To print the graphic correctly, you can use one of the following workarounds:


 * Change the resolution to 300 dpi.
 * Print your graphic using a PostScript printer driver.
 * Change the line width in the application.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.51 and 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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