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Q138490: PPT7: Shadow Missing from Text Printed on Black and White Printe

Article: Q138490
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprint kbPrinting
Last Modified: 07-SEP-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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Shadowed text may be printed without shadows when you print your presentation to
a black and white printer.

CAUSE
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This behavior occurs because in PowerPoint you can specify a black and white
view for PowerPoint objects. By default, all objects are set to Automatic for
text objects. By selecting the Automatic option, black text is printed without
shadows.

RESOLUTION
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To ensure that your shadowed text objects print with shadows, select the
Grayscale option for the object's black and white view.

MORE INFORMATION
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To customize the black and white behavior for an object:

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

2. Select the object you want to customize.

3. Right-click the object, and then click Black And White on the menu that
  appears.

You now see the list of black and white options for this object.

NOTE: Some printers cannot print text in any color other than black. If you use
one of these printers, shadowed text prints as doubled black text.

Additional query words: b&w powerpnt powerpt shading gray ppt w_ppt w_powerpt

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Keywords          : kbprint kbPrinting 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt95 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt95Search
Version           : WINDOWS:7.0
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbinfo

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