Colored Text Does Not Print in Correct Color

Last reviewed: August 22, 1995
Article ID: Q123610

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you print colored text from an application (such as Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows) to a color printer using UNIDRV, you may not get the exact colors as shown on the screen. For example, in Word for Windows, dark blue prints as blue.

CAUSE

UNIDRV.DLL uses DMCOLOR as the color brute library. DMCOLOR uses RGB color format and does not dither text colors. As a result, for text, you can print only eight colors.

WORKAROUND

One possible workaround for this problem is to install and use the latest printer driver, if one is available.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

KBCategory: kbprint kbhw kb3rdparty kbprb kbinterop kbprint kbgraphic
KBSubcategory: wpp95 win95
Additional reference words: 95 3rdparty 500c 550c 560c hewlett packard hp
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Last reviewed: August 22, 1995
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