WD: How Text Colors Converted to Shades of Gray in MacWord

Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
Article ID: Q80926

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, text formatted in color will print in grayscale if you choose the Color/Grayscale option in the Print command if you have a Print Driver version 6.0 or later.

Shading is available in Word 5.0 in the Format Borders dialog, and can be accomplished in Word 4.0 by embedding PostScript commands within the document.

To match the gray level, or percentage gray of the shading with that of the text, or to predict the percentage gray colored text will print, refer to the table below. This table is based on results generated with the LaserWriter IINTX.

   Color   Percent gray
   --------------------
   Black         100.0
   Blue           90.0
   Red            70.0
   Magenta        62.5
   Green          45.0
   Cyan           30.0
   Yellow         12.5
   White           0.0

For more information on Print Options, see page 115 in the Microsoft Word 5.0 User's Guide and page 131 Macintosh Reference System 7.0

Additional query words: grey greyscale gray scale character macword5
Keywords : macword word6 kbprint
Version : MACINTOSH:3.0,3.01,3.02,4.0,5.0,5.10,6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
Platform : MACINTOSH
Issue type : kbinfo

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Last reviewed: February 5, 1998
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