PPT97: Object w/ White Text, Black Background Prints Solid Black

ID: Q190389

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

A text box that has a black fill and contains white text prints entirely black when you print it to a black and white printer. This means that you will not be able to read the text.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the Black & White check box is selected in the Print dialog box. This option instructs the printer to print black on black. It is selected by default when you select a black and white printer driver.

RESOLUTION

To print the object so that white text is printed on a black background, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Turn Off the Black & White Print Option

1. On the File menu, click Print.

2. Click to clear the Black & White check box.

3. Click OK.

Method 2: Use Black And White View

NOTE: Black And White view allows you to see what the object looks like when printed in black and white, but it does not change the way the presentation looks in color.

1. On the View menu, click Black And White.

   The objects on the slide now appear as they will be printed on a
   black and white printer. You will not be able to see the white text
   at this point.

2. Right-click the object, point to Black and White, and then click

   Grayscale.

   The white text is now visible and the object will print correctly.

Method 3: Merge the Presentation to a New File

NOTE: This method assumes that some corruption exists in the presentation file. Try Method 1 and Method 2 before you try this method.

1. Create a blank presentation.

    a. On the File menu, click New.

    b. Click the General tab, select Blank Presentation, and click OK.

    c. Select the Blank AutoLayout, and click OK.

2. On the Insert menu, click Slides From Files, and then click the

   Find Presentation tab.

3. Click Browse. Select the presentation you want and click Open.

4. In the Slide Finder dialog box, click Display.

5. Click Insert All.

   All of the slides in your presentation are inserted into the new
   presentation.

6. Click Close.

7. Apply the original presentation as a template.

    a. On the Format menu, click Apply Design.

    b. Select your presentation and then click Apply.

8. Delete the blank slide you created in step 1.

    a. On the View menu, click Slide Sorter.

    b. Select the blank slide.

    c. On the Edit menu, click Delete Slide.

9. Follow the steps under Method 2.

The object should now print correctly.

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Keywords          : kbprint
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbnofix

Last Reviewed: November 20, 1998