Rocky Smolin
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Mon May 20 18:28:05 CDT 2013
How's this - when I reinstalled the driver for the laser printer, the ink jet printer started to work as well without having its drive reinstalled. Go figure. R -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos Sent: May 20, 2013 2:46 PM To: dba tech Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Office Won't Print Color Glad you got it fixed. I think several people suggested that fix. GK Gary Kjos garykjos at hotmail.com > From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com > To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com > Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 20:48:29 -0700 > CC: dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Office Won't Print Color > > Re-install the printer? Too easy. Way too easy. You don't get paid > for that kind of advice, do you? I'm not falling for that line of.... > > Wait a minute...D'oh! > > OMG! Reinstalling worked! > > With much egg on face (hey - it's protein) I remain, > > Rocky > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John > Bartow > Sent: May 10, 2013 9:30 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Office Won't Print Color > > I would definitely recommend uninstalling and reinstalling the printer > drivers and software before doing so with Office. Restart in between > doing so (just to clean up the OS processes - uninstall programs have > been getting worse rather than better :-( > > Total time maybe 15 minutes and shouldn't affect anything else. > > -----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 10:06 PM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > 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 > > > -----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 7:16 PM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > 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. > > -----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 7:15 PM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Office Won't Print Color > > 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 > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com