How to print colors as black, Word 2007

[Sesquipedalian Sam]

In previous versions of Word, there was a setting that caused all
text, regardless of the color in the document, to print as black on a
B&W printer.

Can someone tell me where they moved this option to in 2007?

 

[Gordon]

In previous versions of Word, there was a setting that caused all
text, regardless of the color in the document, to print as black on a
B&W printer.

Can someone tell me where they moved this option to in 2007?

On mine it's in Advanced Properties in the Graphics tab in Printer
properties on the Print dialog box - I assume that's a Printer setting not a
Word setting...

 

[Sesquipedalian Sam]

In previous versions of Word, there was a setting that caused all
text, regardless of the color in the document, to print as black on a
B&W printer.

Can someone tell me where they moved this option to in 2007?

I found a setting in the printer driver options. I wasn't able to
access this from any Word options. I had to go to the Printers panel
in the Control Panel.

It seems to me that I was able to do this from Word in previous
versions.

 

[Gordon]

I found a setting in the printer driver options. I wasn't able to
access this from any Word options. I had to go to the Printers panel
in the Control Panel.

It seems to me that I was able to do this from Word in previous
versions.

Call up the print dialog box and click on Printer Options.....

 

[Jay Freedman]

I found a setting in the printer driver options. I wasn't able to
access this from any Word options. I had to go to the Printers panel
in the Control Panel.

It seems to me that I was able to do this from Word in previous
versions.

I looked at the Options dialog in Word 2003, and there is no such
option there.

However, you shouldn't have to go to Control Panel to get to the
printer driver options. Open the Print dialog and click the Properties
button next to the printer's name.

In my experience, the difference is that setting the option through
the Control Panel affects all programs that use the printer and is
persistent between sessions. Setting it through Word's Print dialog
affects only the current Word session, which is convenient when you
don't want to have to remember to go back and unset the option.

 

[Sesquipedalian Sam]

On mine it's in Advanced Properties in the Graphics tab in Printer
properties on the Print dialog box - I assume that's a Printer setting not a
Word setting...

I did find it as a printer setting. It's in a different place than
yours, but then I probably have a different printer.

I thought there was Word XP setting that did this for all B&W
printers, but maybe I'm delusional.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It's in the Compatibility Options, which are at the very bottom of Office
Button | Word Options | Advanced, but I've never been sure how Word knew it
was dealing with a monochrome printer.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It's in the Compatibility Options. Don't even ask.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Jay Freedman]

Oh -- the rat's nest. :-(

It's in the Compatibility Options. Don't even ask.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Seriously, though, what would that setting have to do with compatibility
between versions?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Gordon]

Seriously, though, what would that setting have to do with compatibility
between versions?

Perhaps when the older versions were released most places only had
monochrome printers?

 

[Terry Farrell]

The option in Compatibility is 'Print Colors as black on non-colour
printers'. Presumably, this is to stop the printer using greyscales to
represent colours.

It is the only option I have ever seen in Word itself.

 

[Terry Farrell]

The 'usual' solution to thus problem is to install your printer twice.
Rename the second occurrence as 'LaserBlack' or something obvious. Now in
Word when you want to print in Black only, switch printers. You can sort of
automate it by using a macro that switches printers, sends the print and
then switches back to the default printer.