Microsoft KB Archive/157066

= Patterned Cells Printed Lighter with Object in Worksheet =

Article ID: 157066

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 95 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q157066





SYMPTOMS
When you print to a Hewlett-Packard (HP) DeskJet 660c printer, a worksheet with cells that are formatted with a pattern may be printed in a lighter shade. Note that the cell shading appears correct in print preview.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when you print a worksheet that contains a drawing object.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, set the print quality to Best or Presentation.



MORE INFORMATION
When you draw an object on the worksheet, patterned cells are printed in a lighter shade. The presence of a bitmap image on the worksheet causes the HP 660c printer to change the colors it produces through the optimization scheme of the printer driver.

When a bitmap image is not present on the worksheet, patterned cells are printed in a darker shade. This is a result of the dithering algorithms used by the printer driver.

Additional query words: XL97 XL7 7.00 8.00 graphics picture render gray grayed grey greyed XL

Keywords: kbprint kbprb KB157066

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