Microsoft KB Archive/190324

= PPT97: How To Print Shadowed Text to PCL Printers =

Article ID: 190324

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 Q190324





SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to print shadowed text to any of the following Windows 95 PCL printer drivers, you do not get the desired results:

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Series II and compatible printers

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Series III and compatible printers

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 and compatible printers

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5 and compatible printers

Okidata OL Laserjet Printers



CAUSE
In order to print shadowed text correctly, a printer driver must support printing text in shades of gray. The Windows 95 drivers for these printers do not support printing gray text. Earlier Windows 3.x versions of the LaserJet 4 printer drivers do print shadowed text properly. Although you can use these drivers to print in Windows 95, you may encounter other printing problems.



RESOLUTION
You can use one of the following methods to print the effect of shadowed text to LaserJet-type printers:

Method 2: Convert the shadowed text to a bitmap

 * 1) Select the text box that contains the shadowed text.
 * 2) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 3) Start Windows Paint.
 * 4) In Paint, click Attributes on the Image menu. Change the Width and Height to 1. Click OK.
 * 5) On the Edit menu, click Paste. Paint asks if you want to resize the image. Click Yes.
 * 6) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 7) Switch back to PowerPoint.
 * 8) On the Edit menu, click Paste.

This procedure pastes a bitmap picture of the shadowed text into your PowerPoint presentation. When you print the picture, it prints shadowed text as it appears on the screen.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with Microsoft PCL Printer drivers for Windows 95.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

190094 PPT97: Text Shadows Don't Print Properly to PCL Printers

139689 PUB: Gray Text Prints as Black to LaserJet 4 with Windows 95

Additional query words: shadow powerpt ppt powerpnt ppt8 ppt97 gray grey

Keywords: kbinfo kbprint KB190324

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