X in images or text boxes when printing

[buggirl]

We have printed several large posters that have been made in Powerpoint. The
finished posters are usually about 4ft x 3ft, and we save them as either ppt,
pptx or pdf files.

Unfortunately, several of our posters are marred by big crosses through the
text boxes and/or images. We can't figure out why - it doesn't happen when
they are printed on regular-sized paper, just on poster-sized paper.

(Sounds like an issue with the printer?)

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[Echo S]

I'd guess it's a memory issue with the printer or maybe a printer driver
problem.

One way around it might be to print or save the file as a PDF and then print
the PDF.

 

[buggirl]

Thanks - we have tried printing them as pdfs too, and sometimes that helps,
but not always. I think we have narrowed it down to a PC versus Mac
problem....

I'd guess it's a memory issue with the printer or maybe a printer driver
problem.

One way around it might be to print or save the file as a PDF and then print
the PDF.

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We have printed several large posters that have been made in Powerpoint.
The
finished posters are usually about 4ft x 3ft, and we save them as either
ppt,
pptx or pdf files.

Unfortunately, several of our posters are marred by big crosses through
the
text boxes and/or images. We can't figure out why - it doesn't happen when
they are printed on regular-sized paper, just on poster-sized paper.

(Sounds like an issue with the printer?)

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[Mark]

Thanks - we have tried printing them as pdfs too, and sometimes that helps,
but not always. I think we have narrowed it down to a PC versus Mac
problem....

I'd guess it's a memory issue with the printer or maybe a printer driver
problem.

One way around it might be to print or save the file as a PDF and then print
the PDF.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2010?http://www.echosvoice.com/2010.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyanceshttp://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kithttp://tinyurl.com/32a7nx

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Were the files created on the mac? You may have placed incompatible
graphics (some ways that this can happen is if the file is CMYK
instead of RGB, or if the file was dragged into the presentation
instead of inserted)

Check this for info:

http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00064.htm