Re: Cannot print in color

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From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/28/04


Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:50:21 -0600

Tools | Options | Compatibility: "Print colors as black on noncolor
printers." Since I don't believe that Word can distinguish monochrome from
color printers, I can only assume that this setting would just tell Word to
print in black.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Paul Fountain" <pcfountain@qwest.net> wrote in message
news:373301c3fd4e$5c069ec0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> The printer properties are set up to print in color.  Can
> you explain where I can access the "compatibility option"?
> Thanks,
> -Paul...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Do you have the Compatibility Option to print colors as
> black selected? Or a
> >setting in the printer Properties to print in B&W or
> grayscale?
> >
> >--
> >Suzanne S. Barnhill
> >Microsoft MVP (Word)
> >Words into Type
> >Fairhope, Alabama USA
> >Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org
> >Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups
> to the newsgroup so
> >all may benefit.
> >
> >"Paul Fountain" <pcfountain@qwest.net> wrote in message
> >news:2b5501c3fca5$71adba00$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I have inserted a color graphic in the header section to
> >> create letterhead and I want to print it out in color.
> I
> >> have set up my printer (HP Deskjet 940c) to print in
> >> color, I see the color in print preview, but it prints
> in
> >> black & white.  I can print this graphic in color from
> >> other applications .. no problems there.  This document
> >> also has some hyperlinks which should print in blue but
> >> those are black & white also.  VERY FRUSTRATING as I
> just
> >> want some color output.  Any ideas?
> >
> >.
> >


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