Microsoft KB Archive/829084

= XL: Color Text in Excel Previews and Prints as Black Text =

Article ID: 829084

Article Last Modified on 10/19/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you print a Microsoft Excel workbook to a black and white printer, any colored text prints as black text instead of gray scaled text.

Note You can also see this behavior when you click Print Preview on the File menu.



CAUSE
This behavior may occur when you print to a low- or medium-resolution black and white printer.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, print to a color printer.



STATUS
This behavior is by design when you print to a low- or medium-resolution black and white printer.

Keywords: kbprb KB829084

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