WD97: "Outline Effect" Text Garbled or in All Caps When Printed (157528)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q157528

SYMPTOMS

When you print a document, text formatted with the Outline font effect may be garbled or may appear in all capital letters.

NOTE: To format text with the Outline font effect, click Font on the Format menu, click the Font tab, and click to select the Outline check box under Effects.

CAUSE

This problem may occur when you print to one of the following printers:

  • Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 660C or Hewlett-Packard 1600 printers, using the legacy printer drivers.
  • Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 or 5 series PostScript printers
  • Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 5/5m PostScript printers
  • Hewlett-Packard Color LaserJet 5/5m non-PostScript (HPPCL) printers

    NOTE: Text formatted as Outline is printed as solid text.
  • Tektronix Phaser 550c
  • Lexmark Optra PS

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use a non-PostScript printer driver.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The third-party product discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/7/2001
Keywords:kbbug kbprint KB157528
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