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HP LaserJet 4L Prints Hairline Borders Around BorderArt

HP LaserJet 4L Prints Hairline Borders Around BorderArt

Q110514

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Publisher for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print from Publisher to a Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet 4L printer
using version 31.v1.26 of the HP LaserJet 4L printer driver, a small
checkerboard border may print around each segment of any BorderArt object
on the page.

RESOLUTION
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There are four possible solutions:

1. Change the graphics mode in the printer driver from Raster to
   HP-GL/2 by choosing the Printers icon in Control Panel and choosing
   Setup then Options. (See the More Information section below.)

   -or-

2. Use a version of the HP LaserJet 4L driver other than version
   31.v1.26.

   -or-

3. Check with Hewlett-Packard to see if an updated version of the
   LaserJet 4L printer driver has been developed that corrects this
   problem.

   -or-

4. Use another printer driver such as the HP LaserJet III.

MORE INFORMATION
================

To change from Raster mode to HP-GL/2 mode in the printer driver,
perform the following steps:

1. Run Control Panel and choose the Printers icon.

2. Select the LaserJet 4L printer driver by clicking it once.

3. Choose the Setup button.

4. Choose the Options button.

5. Change the Graphics Mode to HP-GL/2.

   -or-

1. From the File menu in Publisher, choose Print Setup.

2. Select Options.

3. Change the Graphics Mode to HP-GL/2.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM
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1. Create a frame in Publisher.

2. From the Format menu, choose BorderArt.

3. From the BorderArt list, select Creatures...Fish.

4. Print this frame to the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4L, using printer
   driver version 31.v1.26.

5. Observe that each of the individual fish has a rectangular
   hairline border around it.

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