Microsoft KB Archive/190319

= PPT97: Invisible Shapes Print With Borders in Black and White =

Article ID: 190319

Article Last Modified on 9/7/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q190319





SYMPTOMS
When you print an object whose color is the same as the slide background color to a black and white printer, it is printed with a border anyway. In PowerPoint 97, this symptom appears if there is a mark in the Black & White check box in the Print dialog box when you print your slide.



CAUSE
By default, PowerPoint prints a drawing object with a border when you print to a black and white printer.

You can configure every object on your slide to be printed based on the type of printer you are using. This feature is useful if your slide contains a dark or gradient background and you want to print it without using up too much ink or toner.



RESOLUTION
To change the way an object is printed to a black and white printer, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Turn Off the Black & White Print Option
Using this method, your slide prints as a gray-scale representation of the color version you see on the screen. With many presentations, this may be the effect you want.
 * 1) On the File menu, click Print.
 * 2) Click to clear the Black & White check box.
 * 3) Select any other printing options you want and click OK.

Method 2: Customize the Black and White View

 * 1) On the View menu, click Black And White.

Your presentation now appears the way it will print with the Black & White printing option enabled.
 * 1) Switch to the slide that contains the shape you want to print without a border.
 * 2) Right-click the object, point to Black And White on the menu that appears, and then click White.

You may want to experiment with the other Black and White options to figure out which effect you like the best.

NOTE: You can use this method any time an object is printed differently to a black and white printer than it appears on your screen.

