Text does not print or Picture It! Photo stops responding during print in Works Suite 2002 (830554)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Works Suite 2002
SYMPTOMSWhen you try to print a project in Microsoft Picture It!
Photo, you may experience one of the following symptoms:
- Picture It! Photo may stop responding, and the project does
not print
- The project prints, but text does not print in the text
boxes.
CAUSEThis issue may occur if you have added Jazzy Effects to the
text in your project. When you create a project in Picture It! Photo,
the project includes multi layered objects, and the project is saved as a
Picture It! PNGPlus file. When you add Jazzy Effects, you create complex
multi-layered objects in the project that may not print on some print
devices. Not all Jazzy Effects will cause this issue. Jazzy Effects
that are known to cause this issue include the following:
- Textured - Wave
- Textured-Grass
- Artistic-Colored Pencils
- Fun-Fiesta
WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, you may do any one of the
following. Update the driver for your printer deviceIf you update to the latest driver for your printer device, the
new driver may resolve this issue. Contact the vendor of your printer device to
obtain the latest driver that is compatible with your operating system.
For information about how
to contact the vendor of your printer device, click the appropriate article
number in the following list to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base: 65416
Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K
60781
Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P
60782
Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z
Microsoft provides third-party contact information to help you
find technical support. This contact information may change without notice.
Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this third-party contact
information.
Do not use Jazzy Effects Re-create your project, but do not format the text by using Jazzy
Effects. Save the Jazzy Effect text as a JPEG file If you want to use the Jazzy Effect text in your project, but you
cannot print the text in the Picture It! PNGPlus file, you can save the text as
a JPEG file, and then drag the text cut out into your project. JPEG files
create single layered objects that will print on most printer devices. To do
this, follow these steps:
- Start Picture It! Photo.
- In the Pick a Design pane, in the
All Types of Designs area, click Blank
Projects.
- In the Select a subcategory for "Blank
Projects" area, click Standard Paper.
- Double-click one of the flyer pictures.
- Click Add something, point to
Text, and then click Plain text.
- In the text box, type the text that you want to use in your
project.
- Click Change formatting, and the click
Jazzy Effects.
- Click a Jazzy Effect category, click the Jazzy Effect that
you want to use, and then at the bottom of the pane, click
Done.
- On the File menu, click
Save.
- In the Save pane, in the Save as
this type list, click JPEG File Interchange
Format.
- Click to clear the Catalog item in the
Gallery check box, and then click Save.
- On the File menu, click
Close.
- On the File menu, click the name of the
file that you just closed to reopen the project as a single layer
object.
- Click Add Something, point to
Picture, Cutout or Clip, and then click Create a
Cutout.
- In the Cut Out of Picture pane, click
By color selection.
- Under Select areas, click All
similar areas.
- Under Drag the slider to change the range of
colors, click and hold the arrow, drag the arrow to the left until the
number in the box next to the slider is 0, and then release
the arrow.
- In the project pane, click the white background with the
color picker, and then click Next.
- In the Cut Out of Picture pane, click
Select Opposite Area, click In a separate project
, and then click Done.
- In the tray, click the project that you want to use the
Jazzy Effect text in to open the project in the right pane.
- From the tray, drag the cut out that you created into the
open project.
- Position the Jazzy Effect text where you want it to appear
in your project, and then print your project.
Note Because the JPEG file is single layered, you cannot edit the Jazzy
Effects text. If you want to change the text that is in the cut out, you must
save the file that the cut out came from as a Picture It! PNGPlus file, make
your changes, and then follow the previous procedure to create the cut out
again.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 12/18/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB830554 kbAudEndUser |
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