EPS Picture Appears Transparent on PCL Printers (133085)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q133085 SYMPTOMS
When you print an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) graphic from
PowerPoint 7.0 for Windows 95 to a black-and-white PCL printer, parts or
all of the EPS graphic may appear to be transparent.
A PCL printer is a printer that uses the Hewlett-Packard Printer Control
Language. PCL printers include all HP LaserJet printers and LaserJet-
compatible printers.
CAUSE
This is a bug in PCL banding printer drivers. The drivers do not preserve
the z-order, or "layering" of the objects in the EPS file, which in turn
causes them to appear as transparent.
NOTE: EPS graphics are designed to print well to printers that use the
PostScript page description language and not to printers that use other
printer languages.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in PowerPoint version 7.0 for
Windows 95. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here as it becomes available.
WORKAROUND
Convert the EPS graphic to another one of the supported graphic file
formats that PowerPoint is able to use, and then import the new version of
the graphic to your presentation. Many commercially available graphics and
drawing software packages can convert EPS graphics to other file formats.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbgraphic kbprb kbprint KB133085 |
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