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Q117934: Mac Encarta 94: Small White Spots Appear on Grayscale Printout

Article: Q117934
Product(s): Microsoft Home Multimedia Titles
Version(s): 1994 edition
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 24-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Encarta 1994 The Complete Multimedia Encyclopedia 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print a 256-color graphic to a grayscale laser printer, small white
spots may appear on the printout. This occurs if your monitor is set to 256
colors.

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


RESOLUTION
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To avoid this problem, do one of the following:

- Change your monitor's color bit depth setting to thousands or millions of
  colors and then print the graphic or article.

  -or-

- Copy the graphic or article to the word processor you use with Encarta, and
  print it from there.

Additional query words: 1994 multi media multimedia multi-media encarta mac gray scale grey teachtext teach text wp little tiny itty bitty dots

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbHomeProdSearch kbEncartaSearch kbEncartaEncycSearch kbEncartaEnCyc1994
Version           : :1994 edition

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