White Line Appears in Shaded Text with PostScript Printers

ID: Q88817

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word for Windows, when you print a document that contains paragraph shading and you are using the PSCRIPT.DRV PostScript printer driver version 3.5, 3.51, 3.52, 3.53, 3.54, or 3.55 for Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1, a thin white horizontal band may appear across the shaded paragraphs.

Workarounds

To avoid this problem, follow the appropriate procedure below.

If the shaded paragraphs are not in a table cell

Decrease the size of the font to 10 points or smaller.

-or-

Decrease the line spacing of the paragraphs (if possible) as follows:

1. Select the shaded paragraphs.

2. From the Format menu, choose Paragraph.

3. Set the line spacing to Exactly 12pt or 13pt.

If the shaded paragraphs are in a table cell

1. Select the cells to be shaded.

2. From the Format menu, choose Border

3. Choose Shading

4. In the Shading dialog box, set the Pattern option to Clear, set the

   Foreground option to Yellow, and set the Background option to
   Yellow.

   Note: The color yellow produces 5-percent shading and will not
   create a white band.

If you are using a PostScript print command to shade a table cell, try the following:

Insert a PRINT field in the cell with the following syntax
```
      {print \p cell "wp$box .89 setgray fill"}
```
where the braces ({}) are created by pressing CTRL+F9. The PostScript printer will interpret this code and apply shading to the cell containing this field.

For more information on the use and limitations of embedding PRINT fields in a Word for Windows document and PostScript shading commands, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   postscript and shade and tables and field

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Type 13 to 16 lines of text in a new Word for Windows document.

2. From the Edit menu, choose Select All.

3. From the Format menu, choose Borders. Choose the Shading button. In

   the Pattern box, select 5 percent and choose the OK button.

4. Print the page to a PostScript printer using the PostScript printer

   driver.

Microsoft has reproduced this problem on the Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet Series IIISi PostScript printer, QMS ColorScript 100, and the IBM 4029 PS printer. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.

KBCategory: KBSubcategory: kbtable Additional query words: win3x 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD corrupt word6 winword 6.0 winword2 garbage band clear gap missing incomplete skips 3.10

Keywords          : kbprint kbtable 
Version           : 2.0 2.0a 2.0a-CD 2.0b 2.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: February 6, 1998