PPT: Narrowest Line Style Prints Thicker than Expected (120410)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 3.0
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 4.0
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 4.0a
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 4.0c
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh 3.0
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh 3.0a
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh 3.0b
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Macintosh 4.0
This article was previously published under Q120410 SYMPTOMS
The narrowest Line Style available in PowerPoint has a width
measurement of one point (1/72 inch). When printed to an output
device that supports line widths of less than one point, the line
may print thicker than desired.
For example, the Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet III printer is capable of
printing line widths as narrow as 1/300 inch. This is less than 1/3 the
width of the narrowest line printed from PowerPoint.
PowerPoint prints line widths less than one point only if they
are contained within OLE objects or are pasted from an application
that supports narrower line widths.
RESOLUTION
Microsoft Word versions 6.0 and 7.0 for Windows and Microsoft Word 5.x and
6.0 for the Macintosh support line widths as narrow as .25 point.
To insert a Microsoft Word object into your PowerPoint presentation:
- In PowerPoint, choose Object from the Insert menu. In
PowerPoint 3.0, choose Insert from the Edit menu and select Object.
- From the list of OLE applications, choose Microsoft Word Document
and Insert.
- Click the Line Tool on the toolbar.
- Click the page and draw a line.
- Select the Line Style tool, and choose the desired width.
- From the File menu, choose Close And Return TO <FILENAME>, where
<FILENAME> is the name of your presentation.
For more information about how to use Microsoft Word's drawing tools,
refer to the "Microsoft Word User's Guide."
MORE INFORMATION
Many output devices are capable of printing lines narrower than one
point, sometimes referred to as a hairline, which is defined as the
narrowest line that is displayable on a printed page. Many software
publishers specify an actual measurement for a hairline. These measurements
will vary from program to program.
Microsoft Draw, which is packaged with Microsoft Word 2.0 for Windows
and Publisher 2.0, also supports a line width of less than one point and is
an OLE server application. Use the steps outlined above to insert a Draw
object instead of a Word object into PowerPoint. In Microsoft Draw, the
Hairline format is equal to 0.75 point.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/16/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbgraphic kbprb kbprint KB120410 |
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