Musical Instruments: Pictures Do Not Print in Color (124943)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Musical Instruments for Windows 1.0
This article was previously published under Q124943 SYMPTOMS
The print command in Musical Instruments results in a black and white
image, even though the printer you are using supports color.
If you copy the image into another application, it still prints in
gray scale only.
CAUSE
The pictures in Musical Instruments are Device Independent Bitmap (.Dib)
images. Some printers will not print these images in color.
RESOLUTION
Use one of the following methods to print color pictures from Microsoft
Musical Instruments.
Method 1
If you have a graphics program that directly supports .Dib images, you may
be able to print in color by copying the image to the Windows Clipboard,
then pasting it into a graphics program. In this case, the graphics program
assumes control of printing.
To copy the Musical Instruments picture, on the menu bar click Options,
and then click Copy. To Paste the picture into a graphics program, refer
to the documentation for that program.
Method 2
To paste color pictures from Musical Instruments into programs that
understand Device Independent Bitmaps (for example, Microsoft Word for
Windows, version 6.0) copy the screen to the clipboard using the
following steps:
- Locate the picture in Musical Instruments you want to print.
- Press and hold down the ALT key while you press the PRINT SCREEN
key (ALT+PRINT SCREEN).
- Start the destination program and paste the picture into a document.
For program-specific pasting instructions, see the documentation
that came with the application.
NOTE: The Microsoft Windows 3.x Write and Paintbrush programs and the
Microsoft Windows 95 Paint program do not support the printing of color
.Dib pictures pasted from Musical Instruments.
MORE INFORMATION
According to the Musical Instruments Readme.txt file, "you should be able
to print gray scale images." It also states that printing in color is only
"possible." Although Windows 3.x Write and Paintbrush, and Windows
95 Paint will not print these images in color. Other graphics programs may
be able to paste the image and print in color.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/8/2001 |
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Keywords: | KB124943 |
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