PUB: Gray Text Prints as Black to LaserJet 4 with Windows 95 (139689)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Publisher for Windows 3.0
- the operating system: Microsoft Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q139689 SYMPTOMS
If you print a publication that contains gray or colored text to a Hewlett-
Packard (HP) LaserJet 4-series printer, the text will print as black.
CAUSE
The Windows 95 printer driver for the HP LaserJet 4 does not support
printing gray text. All text prints as either black or white. This problem
is not limited to Publisher; any program that supports colored text will
have this problem.
If you run Publisher 95 under Windows NT 3.51, gray or colored text
actually prints as gray.
RESOLUTION
This problem doesn't occur with the LaserJet 4 PostScript driver. If your
LaserJet can accept PostScript, you can use the LaserJet 4 PostScript
driver. Some models of LaserJet 4 (such as the 4SI) support PostScript
directly. Other models (such as the LaserJet 4) require an add-on product
to support PostScript.
If you can't use the LaserJet 4 PostScript driver, you can create the gray
or colored text as WordArt objects. WordArt objects are pictures and will
print in shades of gray to the LaserJet 4.
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/17/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbprint KB139689 |
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