Microsoft KB Archive/136084

= White Text on Dark Background Not Printed =

Article ID: 136084

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

-

APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 95

-



This article was previously published under Q136084





SYMPTOMS
When you print white text on a dark background to a Hewlett-Packard (HP) PaintJet XL 300 printer using the Helv screen font, the text is not printed.



CAUSE
The Helv screen font is mapped to the Univers printer font. Because the font is drawn before the color background (due to the Unidrv.dll's banding) the text is hidden.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the Arial (True Type) font rather than The Helv screen font. The PaintJet XL 300 printer prints True Type fonts as Graphics.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Unidrv.dll, version 4.00.950 for Windows 95.



MORE INFORMATION
The following printers will also display the symptoms described in the "Symptoms" section of this article:

HP DeskJet 550C

HP DeskJet 560C

HP Color LaserJet (MS)

HP PaintJet

HP PaintJet XL

Additional query words: 5.00c 8.00 97 XL97 XL

Keywords: KB136084

-

[mailto:TECHNET@MICROSOFT.COM Send feedback to Microsoft]

© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.