why do semi-transparent autoshapes print in full color?

[Celeste]

I am creating a sales flyer and like to have soft washes of color behind the
products, but when I set the transparency to 70% in an autoshape it still
prints at 0%. Any advice?

 

[Ed Bennett]

I am creating a sales flyer and like to have soft washes of color behind the
products, but when I set the transparency to 70% in an autoshape it still
prints at 0%. Any advice?

If you're using Publisher 2003, export a high-resolution PNG file of
each page and print that.

If your using 2007 Microsoft Publisher, use the PDF converter add-in to
convert to PDF and print that.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Transparency has always been a problem with Publisher.
Try this workaround
Transparent AutoShapes or transparency patterns do not print as expected in
Office XP programs and in Office 2003 programs
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841352/en-us