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Q192837: PPT7: Black and White Versus Pure Black and White Printing

Article: Q192837
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbprint
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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SUMMARY
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The Print dialog box in PowerPoint gives you two options for black and white
printing. These options are called Black AND White, and Pure Black And White,
respectively.

You can use the Black And White option for printing your slide as a gray-scale
representation of the color version you see on the screen. Or, you can use the
Pure Black And White option for printing the entire presentation in black and
white only. In other words, all shades of gray are changed to either black or
white.

MORE INFORMATION
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In PowerPoint 97, you can control how any selected object is printed when using
the Black And White option. The following table shows how specific objects are
affected when selecting the Black And White option:

  Object              Appearance in Black and White View
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  Text                Black
  Text shadows        Hidden
  Embossing           Hidden
  Fills               Grayscale
  Frame               1-point frame
  Pattern fills       Grayscale
  Lines               Black
  Object shadows      Gray
  Bitmaps             Grayscale
  Slide backgrounds   White

REFERENCES
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For more information about previewing your presentation in black and white,
click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in PowerPoint
Help, type the following text

  "black and white" (without the quotation marks)

double-click the selected text, and then double-click "See what slides, notes,
outlines, or handouts will look like when printed in black and white" to go to
the "See what slides, notes, outlines, or handouts will look like when printed
in black and white" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need,
ask the Office Assistant.

For additional information about black and white printing behavior, see the
following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q160801 PPT: Invisible Shapes Print With Borders in Black and White

  Q135745 PPT7: Objects Displayed in Grayscale in Black & White View

  Q147801 PPT7: Differences Between PowerPoint versions 7.0a and 7.0b

  Q121873 PPT: Black and White Versus Pure Black and White Printing

  Q188939 PPT98: Black and White Versus Pure Black and White Printing

Additional query words: grey; shades; difference

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

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