[dba-Tech] Office Won't Print Color

Tydda Jon - Slough jon.tydda at lonza.com
Fri May 10 02:52:19 CDT 2013


When you go to print, go to printer properties and make sure that the "Print in grayscale" box isn't ticked?


Jon

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From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 4:06 AM
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Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Office Won't Print Color

It's been a long time.  I suppose I could uninstall and reinstall Office
2003 and do the SP3 update.  Think that would work?

R


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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
Sent: May 09, 2013 7:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Office Won't Print Color

When is the last time that you printed color from one of those programs which now doesn't print color? If you can remember, try using System Restore to go back to that date.

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[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 7:15 PM
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I tried adobe printing a pdf with color - no problem. And a picture using Windows Photo Viewer.  So I think the instruction is coming from Office.
But where I can't see. The grayscale box in both printer properties is unchecked. I used PrimoPDF to make a pdf of a word doc with color text.  I displays in color in adobe but prints in black and white when I print it.
So the pdf from Word prints gray even though previews in color.  While a pdf not created in word prints color just fine.

A mystery...

R



-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow
Sent: May 09, 2013 4:03 PM
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Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Office Won't Print Color

Do any other apps print color - if not many printer settings include an option to print grayscale If so then the printer setting for the office apps may have "memorized" the settings to print grayscale.

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 5:18 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; List; 'Off Topic'
Subject: [dba-Tech] Office Won't Print Color

Dear List(s):

Sorry for the cross post - you never know where the 'good' answer will com from these days. :)

Anyway, I have two color printers and neither will print in color from any Office app.  I tried printing a picture from Windows Photo Viewer  prints color.  PDF from Adobe - OK. So I think the printers are OK.

So I think it must be something on Office.  This is 2003 professional.

I put three lines of text on a doc, one red, one blue, one yellow.  All come out in grayscale.  If I print to PrimoPDF and then print the PDF it comes out in grayscale as well - so it must be some instruction in Office that's defaulting everything to grayscale.

Google is usually good about this but there's nothing except some advice about background printing.

What to do?

MTIA

Rocky Smolin
Beach Access Software
858-259-4334
www.bchacc.com <http://www.bchacc.com/> www.e-z-mrp.com <http://www.e-z-mrp.com/>
Skype: rocky.smolin

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