WD97: Background Color Won't Print (157757)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q157757 SYMPTOMS
The color background does not print or appear in page layout view or in
print preview. It appears correctly in online layout view.
WORKAROUND
If you want to print a color background with a document, use the drawing
tools. Use the following steps:
- Open the document in Word.
- On the View menu, click Header and Footer.
- On the View menu, click Zoom. Select Whole Page, and then click OK.
- On the View menu, select Toolbars, and then click Drawing.
- On the Drawing toolbar, click the Rectangle button (the seventh
button on the drawing toolbar). Using the mouse, draw a box the entire
size of the page.
- On the Format menu, click AutoShape. On the Colors and Lines tab,
choose a Fill Color, and then choose a Line Color of No Line. On the
Wrapping tab, select None for the Wrapping Style. Click OK.
- Right-click the document page. In the shortcut menu, select Order,
and then click Send Behind Text.
- If you want to add headers and footers to the document, do it now.
Otherwise, click the Close button on the Header and Footer toolbar.
You should now have a color background that appears in page layout and
print preview only, and the color background prints.
NOTE: The area around the edge of the page may not have the color
background. This is because most printers cannot print right to the
edge of the page.
MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Word 97 for Windows provides a new feature: online layout view.
This view optimizes the layout to make reading online easier. Text appears
larger and wraps to fit the window, rather than the way it will print. To
switch to online layout view, click Online Layout on the View menu.
To make your document more visually appealing to read online, you can add
background colors and textures to it. You can see these backgrounds only
in online layout view, and you can't print them.
To add a background color for online reading: on the Format menu, select
Background. Click the color you want.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/14/2000 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb kbualink97 KB157757 |
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