PPT97: Color Text in Shaded Objects Doesn't Print HP 1600c

ID: Q190325

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If your slide contains a shaded object with text in any color besides white, that text does not print to an Hewlett-Packard (HP) DeskJet 1600c printer from Windows NT 4.0. The shaded object prints correctly, but the text does not print.

RESOLUTION

Change the Print Text As Graphics setting in the HP DeskJet 1600c printer driver. You must change the setting from within PowerPoint; the setting is not accessible from Control Panel.

1. On the File menu, click Print.

2. From the Printers list, click HP DeskJet 1600c. Click Properties.

3. In the HP DeskJet 1600c Document Properties dialog box, click the

   Advanced tab.

4. Scroll down until you see the Document Options icon. If there is a

   plus sign to the left of the icon, click it.

5. Click the Print Text As Graphics option.

6. Click On.

7. Click OK. This returns you to the Print dialog box.

8. Print your presentation.

Additional query words: w_powerpt power point missing gone white black letters disappear WinNT ppt95 ppt97

Keywords          : kbprint kbfaq
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: November 21, 1998