PUB: Printing Pattern Fills to PostScript Printer is Very Slow (155096)

RESOLUTION

If you need a pattern-filled object on your publication and you must print to a PostScript printer, you can try one of the following techniques to speed up printing:

Method 1: Paste the Object As a Picture

1. Select the object and click Cut on the Edit menu.
2. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
3. Choose Picture from the list of available data types. Click OK.

This method speeds up pattern printing, however the pattern may not print as clearly.

Method 2: Create the Pattern in Microsoft Draw

1. Select the object and click Cut on the Edit menu.
2. On the Insert menu, click Object.
3. Click Microsoft Drawing 1.01 on the list of available object types. Microsoft Draw starts.
4. On the Edit menu, click Paste.
5. On the Draw menu, click Pattern and then point to the type of pattern you want.
6. Choose the background color by clicking a color on the Fill palette at the bottom of the screen. Choose the foreground color of the pattern by clicking a color on the Line palette (also at the bottom of the screen.)
7. On the File menu, click Exit and Return to return to your publication.

The patterns created by this method print very nicely to PostScript (and other) printers. However, Microsoft Draw does not give you as many pattern choices as Publisher.