PPT98: Invisible Shapes Print With Borders in Black and White (188520)

SYMPTOMS

In PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition, when you print an object whose color is the same as the slide background color to a black and white printer, it is printed with a border anyway.

CAUSE

By default, PowerPoint prints a drawing object with a border when you print to a black and white printer.

You can configure every object on your slide to be printed based on the type of printer you are using. This feature is useful if your slide contains a dark or gradient background and you want to print it without using up too much ink or toner.

RESOLUTION

To change how an object is printed to a black and white printer, you can customize the Black and White view by following these steps:

On the View menu, click Black and White.

Your presentation now appears the way it will be printed with the Black & White printing option enabled.
Switch to the slide that contains the shape you want to print without a border.
While holding down the CONTROL key, click the object, point to Black and White on the menu that appears, and then click White.

You may want to experiment with the other available Black and White options to figure out which effect you like the best.

NOTE: You can use this method any time an object is printed differently to a black and white printer than it appears on your screen.

REFERENCES

For more information about previewing your presentation in black and white, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in PowerPoint Help, type the following text

black and white

double-click the selected text, and then double-click "See what slides, notes, outlines, or handouts will look like when printed in black and white" to go to the "See what slides, notes, outlines, or handouts will look like when printed in black and white" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.