PPT97: Black and White Versus Pure Black and White Printing

ID: Q192838

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

The Print dialog box in PowerPoint gives you two options for black and white printing. These options are called Black AND White, and Pure Black And White, respectively.

You can use the Black And White option for printing your slide as a gray-scale representation of the color version you see on the screen. Or, you can use the Pure Black And White option for printing the entire presentation in black and white only. In other words, all shades of gray are changed to either black or white.

MORE INFORMATION

In PowerPoint 97, you can control how any selected object is printed when using the Black And White option. The following table shows how specific objects are affected when selecting the Black And White option:

   Object              Appearance in Black and White View
   ------------------------------------------------------

   Text                Black
   Text shadows        Hidden
   Embossing           Hidden
   Fills               Grayscale
   Frame               1-point frame
   Pattern fills       Grayscale
   Lines               Black
   Object shadows      Gray
   Bitmaps             Grayscale
   Slide backgrounds   White

REFERENCES

For more information about previewing your presentation in black and white, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in PowerPoint Help, type the following text

   black and white

double-click the selected text, and then double-click "See what slides, notes, outlines, or handouts will look like when printed in black and white" to go to the "See what slides, notes, outlines, or handouts will look like when printed in black and white" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.

For additional information about black and white printing behavior, see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q160801
   TITLE     : PPT: Invisible Shapes Print With Borders in Black and White

   ARTICLE-ID: Q135745 
   TITLE     : PPT7: Objects Displayed in Grayscale in Black & White View

   ARTICLE-ID: Q147801
   TITLE     : PPT7: Differences Between PowerPoint versions 7.0a and 7.0b

   ARTICLE-ID: Q121873
   TITLE     : PPT: Black and White Versus Pure Black and White Printing

   ARTICLE-ID: Q188939
   TITLE     : PPT98: Black and White Versus Pure Black and White Printing

Additional query words: grey; shades; difference

Keywords          : kbprint
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: November 20, 1998