PPT: How To Print Shadowed Text to PCL Printers
Article ID: 156161
Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q156161
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to print shadowed text to any of the following Windows 95
PCL printer drivers, you do not get the desired results:
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Series II and compatible printers
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Series III and compatible printers
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 and compatible printers
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5 and compatible printers
Okidata OL Laserjet Printers
CAUSE
In order to print shadowed text correctly, a printer driver must support
printing text in shades of gray. The Windows 95 drivers for these printers
do not support printing gray text. Earlier Windows 3.x versions of the
LaserJet 4 printer drivers do print shadowed text properly. Although you can
use these drivers to print in Windows 95, you may encounter other printing
problems.
RESOLUTION
You can use one of the following methods to print the effect of shadowed text
to LaserJet-type printers:
Method 1: Create the shadowed text using Microsoft WordArt
Method 2: Convert the shadowed text to a bitmap
- Select the text box that contains the shadowed text.
- On the Edit menu, click Copy.
- Start Windows Paint.
- In Paint, click Attributes on the Image menu. Change the
Width and Height to 1. Click OK.
- On the Edit menu, click Paste. Paint asks if you want
to resize the image. Click Yes.
- On the Edit menu, click Copy.
- Switch back to PowerPoint.
- On the Edit menu, click Paste.
This procedure pastes a bitmap picture of the shadowed text into your
PowerPoint presentation. When you print the picture, it prints shadowed
text as it appears on the screen.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with Microsoft PCL Printer
drivers for Windows 95.
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