Another Problem

[Wayne]

All Pub versions

Does not print what you see on screen.

I have a picture I placed to the edge of the page ..... the made a rectangle
and faded the inside from white to clear and placed it over the picture
which results in a nice fade of the picture to the edge of the paper ...
well at least it sure does on screen.

Problem is it just doesn't print whats on screen, instead it cuts off the
picture where the rectangle was placed over the picture.

 

[John Inzer]

All Pub versions

Does not print what you see on screen.

I have a picture I placed to the edge of the page ..... the made a
rectangle and faded the inside from white to clear and placed it over
the picture which results in a nice fade of the picture to the edge
of the paper ... well at least it sure does on screen.

Problem is it just doesn't print whats on screen, instead it cuts off
the picture where the rectangle was placed over the picture.

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Edge of the page? Is it possible that
your printer does not print to the edge?

Maybe the following article would be
worth a look:

"How to find the maximum print area of your printer"
http://ed.mvps.org/Static.aspx?=Publisher/horidiag

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

 

[Wayne]

No ... that is not the problem ... it's a simple business card one up so
it's not the printer.

It acts as if the rectangle I placed over the picture wich is gradient
filled from white to clear just blocks out the picture ... but it shows the
desired fade out affect on screen. Pub 2007 and tried it in 2002 with the
same problem.

 

[John Inzer]

No ... that is not the problem ... it's a simple business card one up
so it's not the printer.

It acts as if the rectangle I placed over the picture wich is gradient
filled from white to clear just blocks out the picture ... but it
shows the desired fade out affect on screen. Pub 2007 and tried it
in 2002 with the same problem.

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Publisher has issues with gradients.

Something to try.

Try saving the gradient as a .png picture.
(right click/save as picture)

Then reimport the .png and use it instead.
(insert/picture/from file)

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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[Wayne]

OK ... tried that ... when I saved the rectangles to a png and imported and
placed over the picture to create the edge fade out I noticed the png file
had shrunk in size. So I stretched it to fit.

Did not solve the problem though ... still the same problem. Does not print
what you see on screen.

 

[John Inzer]

OK ... tried that ... when I saved the rectangles to a png and
imported and placed over the picture to create the edge fade out I
noticed the png file had shrunk in size. So I stretched it to fit.

Did not solve the problem though ... still the same problem. Does
not print what you see on screen.

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Rectangles (plural?) I thought you said it
was a gradient?

If the .png placed over your picture does not
print correctly you may have a printer issue.

Are you running the most recent driver from
the support website of your printer mfg?

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
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me may not work for you

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[Ed Bennett]

I have a picture I placed to the edge of the page ..... the made a rectangle
and faded the inside from white to clear and placed it over the picture
which results in a nice fade of the picture to the edge of the paper ...
well at least it sure does on screen.

Problem is it just doesn't print whats on screen, instead it cuts off the
picture where the rectangle was placed over the picture.

Export the publication as a PDF and print that.

 

[Wayne]

I can send you the file if you wish .....


Rectangles along all 4 sides of the business card. 4 of them. The
rectangles are filled with a gradient from white to clear to give the look
of the picture having a nice fade out on the edge.

Not a printer issue.

 

[John Inzer]

I can send you the file if you wish .....


Rectangles along all 4 sides of the business card. 4 of them. The
rectangles are filled with a gradient from white to clear to give the
look of the picture having a nice fade out on the edge.

Not a printer issue.

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OK...I get it now.

Sounds like you could prepare this
picture in an advanced image editing
program and just soften the edges.

If you would like to upload the file to
YouSendIt I'll have a look.

"YouSendIt"
http://www.yousendit.com/

All you have to do is enter an e-mail
address in the "To:" (Recipient) field
and click the "Browse" button to select
the file you wish to upload. Then click
the "Send It" button.

The next screen that appears will give
you the download link. Just copy/paste
it into your newsgroup reply.

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

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[Wayne]

Think I got it ....

http://www.yousendit.com/download/U0d3eUNLbEp0d0d4dnc9PQ

 

[Wayne]

Tried the PDF ... didn't work. Same result as printing.

 

[Rob Giordano [MS MVP]]

Wayne, on the back side you need a space between CALL and OR...right now
it's CALLOR.



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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP Expression

 

[Wayne]

Thanks

Wayne, on the back side you need a space between CALL and OR...right now
it's CALLOR.

 

[John Inzer]

Think I got it ....

http://www.yousendit.com/download/U0d3eUNLbEp0d0d4dnc9PQ

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I downloaded your project and I must be missing
something...I don't see four rectangles I only see one.
And there is a copy in the scratch area that can be
deleted.

Anyway...try grouping all the components (just drag a
box around the whole project and click the lock). If this
will not print...try saving the grouped project as a picture
and reinsert it on a 3.5x2 blank and try to print that.

If the graident is removed and all the components are
grouped and saved as a picture...the edges can be
softened in an editing program. Here's a test sample:

https://www.yousendit.com/download/U0d6a3NmYWIzS3BFQlE9PQ
Just add this picture to a blank 3.5x2.

If all these fail...yes...you do have a printer problem.

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John Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

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This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

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[Ed Bennett]

Tried the PDF ... didn't work. Same result as printing.

Were you using Publisher's built-in PDF export or a third-party solution?

 

[Wayne]

Was using File -> Print -> Then Adobe

Wayne

Were you using Publisher's built-in PDF export or a third-party solution?

 

[Ed Bennett]

Was using File -> Print -> Then Adobe

This runs it through Publisher's printing component, and thus encounters
the same problems observed with other printers.

Exporting as a PDF using Publisher's built-in PDF functionality
semi-bypasses the printing component, and normally makes
semitransparency work properly. The add-in is available at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F1FC413C-6D89-4F15-991B-63B07BA5F2E5
(requires Publisher 2007)

 

[Wayne]

Problem solved ... works after installing the Publisher PDF add in.

Thanks
Wayne