Font color shadow after pictures

[Don]

I selected the standard green color on Times Roman font for my Christmas
letter this year and it prints with a yellow shadowing once an inserted
picture is encountered in a paragraph. The next paragraph starts with the
normal green again until it encounters an inserted picture. I tried dark
green = same result, but red did not. Any suggestions? It looks like I'll
need to print in automatic (black) because that performs normal.

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Don,

What version of Word, Windows and what printer make/model?

If you choose another printer, including the MS Office optional install MS Office Document Imaging Writer or a print to PDF utility
do you see the same result?
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I selected the standard green color on Times Roman font for my Christmas
letter this year and it prints with a yellow shadowing once an inserted
picture is encountered in a paragraph. The next paragraph starts with the
normal green again until it encounters an inserted picture. I tried dark
green = same result, but red did not. Any suggestions? It looks like I'll
need to print in automatic (black) because that performs normal.>>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Don]

Sorry about that,
I use Word 2003, updated to current releases and an HP Business Inkjet 1100

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Don,

And the results if you print to PDF or to MS Office Document Writer (optional Office 2003 install choice)?

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Sorry about that,
I use Word 2003, updated to current releases and an HP Business Inkjet 1100 >>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Don]

Bob,

I'm just using the standard Office 2003 print output for this printer,
whatever that is.

Don

 

[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Don,

You can check the settings for your printer in File=>Print=>Properties in Word

The reason for asking to test with a 'virtual' printer (such as the optional install (Microsoft Office 2003 choice in Add/Remove
Programs in the Windows Control panel) or printing to a PDF file (free virtual PDF printers available from a few sites including
http://cutepdf.com
is to help see if the issue is printer/ink related, Word related, or possibly document (corruption) related.

I wasn't able to duplicate this problem, although I've seen similar ones where the printer uses the color cartridge to produce
'black' rather than having a separate black cartridge, but if you do get the same issue on another printer/virtual printer could you
post back with steps that reproduce the problem in a new document?

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Bob,

I'm just using the standard Office 2003 print output for this printer, whatever that is.>>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Don]

Bob,
I sorta lost you on the "virtual" printer install, but I did download the
CutePDF and used it. The result was the same. Interestingly, this yellow
shadowing only occurs when I select "Best" print quality, which I did to
optimize the photos. When I select "Normal" the shadowing does not appear.
In further experimentation, I change from "Green" to "Sea Green" on the
Office font color selections and the problem disappeared. And when I printed
to an Epson Photo R340 at "Best Photo" quality, the print was normal as well.


There appears to be a switch triggered by an inserted picture that
doesn't turn off yellow when using a green font with this specific program
and printer combination. The simplest solution, I guess, would be to avoid
the green font with pictures.

Thanks for you interest and help
Don