PUB98: Gray Text Prints as Black to LaserJet 4 with Windows
Article ID: 178579
Article Last Modified on 8/6/1999
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Publisher 98 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q178579
SYMPTOMS
If you print a publication that contains gray or colored text to a Hewlett-
Packard (HP) LaserJet 4-series printer, the text will print as black.
CAUSE
The Windows 95 printer driver for the HP LaserJet 4 does not support
printing gray text. All text prints as either black or white. This problem
is not limited to Publisher; any program that supports colored text will
have this problem.
RESOLUTION
This problem does not occur with the LaserJet 4 PostScript driver. If your
LaserJet can accept PostScript, you can use the LaserJet 4 PostScript
driver. Some models of LaserJet 4 (such as the 4SI) support PostScript
directly. Other models (such as the LaserJet 4) require an add-on product
to support PostScript.
If you cannot use the LaserJet 4 PostScript driver, you can create the
gray or colored text as WordArt objects. WordArt objects are pictures and
will print in shades of gray to the LaserJet 4.
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
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