XL: Patterned Cells Printed Lighter with Object in Worksheet

ID: Q157066

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 7.0
• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you print to a Hewlett-Packard (HP) DeskJet 660c printer, a worksheet with cells that are formatted with a pattern may be printed in a lighter shade. Note that the cell shading appears correct in print preview.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when you print a worksheet that contains a drawing object.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, set the print quality to Best or Presentation.

MORE INFORMATION

When you draw an object on the worksheet, patterned cells are printed in a lighter shade. The presence of a bitmap image on the worksheet causes the HP 660c printer to change the colors it produces through the optimization scheme of the printer driver.

When a bitmap image is not present on the worksheet, patterned cells are printed in a darker shade. This is a result of the dithering algorithms used by the printer driver.

Additional query words: XL97 XL7 7.00 8.00 graphics picture render gray grayed grey greyed

Keywords          : kbprint xldraw xlprint 
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0,97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: January 7, 1999