Printing a color presentation in grayscale

[Joan]

Is there a better/faster way to change color text and objects so that it will
print in gray - rather than black? I've been going to view, grayscale, and
clicking on each colored thing i want to print gray. Seems tidious, and never
had to do it before.

Is this a vista problem? before i was using windows xp.

 

[tohlz]

When you click File > Print, the print dialog box should have an option (at
the bottom left hand corner) that allows you to set whether to print in
color/grayscale/black and white etc.
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[Joan]

Hmm. Actually i tried that -- still prints black.

Do you have another suggestion/explanation?

 

[tohlz]

What do you see when you go into the print preview mode?
Also, see:
http://www.bettersolutions.com/powerpoint/PZC149/LA517711611.htm
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[TAJ Simmons]

Joan,

Fonts will print in solid black by default - unless you force them to print
differently.

View menu > color /grayscale > grayscale (which i think you know already)

then right click a text box to choose how the text will print > choose
grayscale setting > then your choice


If you set this up on the slide master in the first place - then your slides
will follow.

see also
Create a default "blank" presentation with your own defaults
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00245.htm

and
Set default text and drawing shape styles
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00039.htm

and finally
Control how your presentation prints in B/W
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00522.htm

cheers
TAJ Simmons
Microsoft Powerpoint MVP

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