Microsoft KB Archive/177396

= XL98: Chart Is Printed in Color When Black And White Is Selected =

Article ID: 177396

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q177396



SYMPTOMS
When you print a chart in Microsoft Excel 98, one or more of the data points may be printed in color even though you have selected the option to print the chart in black and white. This behavior also occurs when you view the chart in print preview.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:


 * You double-click a data series or point, click Fill Effects, click Preset, and then click OK. -and-


 * On the File menu, click Page Setup, click the Sheet (or Chart) tab, click Black And white (or "Print in black and white"), and then click Print or Print Preview.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

