Unwanted Empty Black Plate Prints to Color Separations (198399)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q198399 SYMPTOMS
If you print a publication that appears to contain no black to color
separations, an empty black plate may print anyway. This occurs even if you
select the Don't Print Blank Plates check box in the Advanced Print Settings dialog box.
Although it is theoretically possible for this symptom to occur if you are
printing CMYK process color separations, the symptom is most likely to
occur if you are printing spot color separations.
CAUSE
When you import (or link to) a picture, or when you insert an OLE object
(such as a WordArt object), that object or picture appears in Publisher
as a Windows Metafile. A Windows Metafile may contain the
definition for the color black, even if there is nothing in the graphic
that appears to contain black.
When you print your publication to color separations, Publisher interprets
that color definition as an actual color that is in use.
WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods.
Method 1: Print one color separation at a time.- On the File menu, click Print.
- In the Print dialog box, click Print Separations.
- On the Print Separations list, click Spot Color 1.
- Click OK. This prints the first spot color plate for all pages.
- Repeat steps one through four, but this time click Spot Color 2 on the Print
Separations list.
Method 2: Use the Recolor Command On All OLE Objects and Imported Pictures
For each picture and OLE object (such as WordArt), follow these steps:
- Select the frame that contains the picture or object.
- On the Format menu, click Recolor Picture or Recolor Object (whichever command is available.)
- On the Color list, click one of your Spot colors (or a CMYK color that
matches the original color.)
- Click OK.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
MORE INFORMATION
If you are encountering this problem, the culprit is either a
WordArt object or an EPS file.
When you insert most types of imported pictures and OLE objects
into a spot color publication , they appear in grayscale until you use the
Recolor command. If you (for example) open a spot color
publication that contains an Excel Chart, and that chart appears in a spot
color, that chart has already been recolored.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 7/8/1999 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbprepress kbsep KB198399 |
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