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Q97582: Encarta: Printing Problems on Hewlett Packard Printers

Article: Q97582
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
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Last Modified: 11-DEC-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Encarta 1994 The Complete Multimedia Encyclopedia 
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SUMMARY
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The following characters, included in entries in Encarta, are printed
incorrectly when you print them to a Hewlett Packard (HP) LaserJet III, LaserJet
series II, or DeskJet 500 printer:

- Copyright information overlaps text inside of pictures. To duplicate this
  problem, enlarge and print "Formation of Geysers." The phrase "Microsoft
  Illustration" overlaps the phrase "molten rock."

  NOTE: This problem occurs on the HP LaserJet series II, but not on the HP
  LaserJet III or HP DeskJet 500.

- Degree symbols print as left-angle, space, or rectangle characters. To
  duplicate this problem, print the caption from "Formation of Geysers."

  NOTE: This problem occurs on all three printer models tested.

- Double quotation marks are not printed. To duplicate this problem, print the
  selection on the letter "A".

  NOTE: This problem occurs on the HP LaserJet series II and LaserJet III, but
  not on the HP DeskJet 500.

- Subscript and superscript text prints as normal. To duplicate this problem,
  print the selections "Acetaldehyde" and "e (mathematics)".

  NOTE: This problem occurs on all three printer models tested.

- A lower case letter C acute prints as lower case letter C cedilla (with an
  accent below instead of above it). To duplicate this problem, print the
  selection "Andric, Ivo".

  NOTE: This problem occurs on all three printer models tested.

- The date designations AD and BC print as lower case instead of in small caps.
  To duplicate this problem, print the selection "Andros (Greece)."

  NOTE: This problem occurs on all three printer models tested.

- A double hyphen (--) prints as a rectangle character. To duplicate this
  problem, print the selection "Angouleme, Louis Antoine de Bourbon, Duc d'".

  NOTE: This problem occurs on all three printer models tested.

- The hieroglyph for the letter E prints as uppercase E dieresis (E with an
  umlaut accent above it). To duplicate this problem, print the selection "E
  (alphabet)".

  NOTE: This problem occurs on all three printer models tested.

- The double arrow used in chemical formulas prints as a plus sign (+). To
  duplicate this problem, print the selection "Acids and Bases".

  NOTE: This problem occurs on the HP LaserJet series II and LaserJet III, but
  not on the HP DeskJet 500.

- The math prime (') symbol does not print. To duplicate this problem, print
  the selection "Ellipse".

  NOTE: This problem occurs on the HP LaserJet series II, but not on the HP
  LaserJet III or HP DeskJet 500.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 1.00 printing wrong different display letter symbol multimedia multi media multi-media dev/drv 2.00

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbEncartaSearch kbEncartaEncycSearch kbEncartaEnCyc1994

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