XL97: Borders Printed Black with "Black and White" Selected
Article ID: 166836
Article Last Modified on 9/7/2001
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q166836
SYMPTOMS
When you print in Microsoft Excel, all borders are printed black regardless
of the color you used to format them. For example, a border formatted with
white is printed black.
CAUSE
This problem occurs if the Black And White check box on the Sheet tab in
the Page Setup dialog box is selected. When you select the Black And White
check box, any border color you apply around an object or cell is printed
black.
WORKAROUND
To print without borders, remove the border. To do this, use one of the
following methods depending whether you want to remove the border from text
or from an AutoShape.
Method 1: Removing the Border Around Cells
- Select the Cells with borders that you want to remove. On the Format
menu, click Cells.
- In the Format Cells dialog box, click the Borders tab.
- In the Line Style box, click None.
- Click the Outline button, and then click OK.
Method 2: Removing the Border Around AutoShapes
- Double-click the border of the object that contains the border you
want to remove.
The Format AutoShape or Format Text Box dialog box appears.
- On the Colors and Lines tab, click No Line in the Color list under Line,
and then click OK.
STATUS
This behavior is by design of Microsoft Excel 97.
MORE INFORMATION
On black-and-white printers, Microsoft Excel prints colors as gray
shades. You can reduce the amount of time it takes Microsoft Excel to
print a worksheet that contains colors by printing colors in black and
white. When you print a worksheet by using only black and white, Microsoft
Excel prints fonts and borders formatted in color in black.
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