Microsoft KB Archive/157528

= WD97: "Outline Effect" Text Garbled or in All Caps When Printed =

Article ID: 157528

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q157528





SYMPTOMS
When you print a document, text formatted with the Outline font effect may be garbled or may appear in all capital letters.

NOTE: To format text with the Outline font effect, click Font on the Format menu, click the Font tab, and click to select the Outline check box under Effects.



CAUSE
This problem may occur when you print to one of the following printers:


 * Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 660C or Hewlett-Packard 1600 printers, using the legacy printer drivers.
 * Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 or 5 series PostScript printers
 * Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 5/5m PostScript printers
 * Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 5/5m non-PostScript (HPPCL) printers

NOTE: Text formatted as Outline is printed as solid text.
 * Tektronix Phaser 550c
 * Lexmark Optra PS



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use a non-PostScript printer driver.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.



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

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Keywords: kbbug kbprint KB157528

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