Word for Windows: Effect of the Draft Output Print OptionLast reviewed: July 30, 1997Article ID: Q85321 |
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SUMMARYVersion 2.0 of Word for Windows provides a printing option called Draft Output. (In versions 1.0, 1.1, and 1.1a, this option is called Draft.) This option allows you to quickly print a draft copy containing the text of your document only; no graphics will be printed if you select the Draft Output check box. The Draft Output option produces different results on different printers. Note: The Draft Output option is distinct from draft options that are available in the Setup dialog boxes of some printer drivers. This article contains the following sections:
MORE INFORMATIONYou can access the Draft Output check box in Word for Windows with the following steps:
How the Draft Output Option Affects Different PrintersIn general, if you select the Draft Output check box, pictures and borders are not printed; however, it is important to note the following exceptions:
Printer Driver Draft OptionSome printers have a draft option that you can access through the Microsoft Windows printer driver. To select this option, use the following steps:
To obtain a true draft-quality printout, you must select the available draft options: the Word for Windows Draft Output check box and the draft option on the printer driver, if available. These settings provide the quickest printing speed with the least amount of formatting.
Graphics Do Not Print Using GENDRV.DLLWith printers that use GENDRV.DLL, if you select and then cancel the Draft Output printing option, graphics do not print until you exit and restart Word or switch to another printer using the Print Setup command from the File menu. The following printers use GENDRV.DLL:
Canon LBP-4 Canon LBP-8 II Canon LBP-8 III IBM Laser Printer 4019 Olivetti DM 109 Olivetti DM 309 Draft Output Option Has No Effect Printing to HP LaserJet 4When you print to the Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet 4 printer, the Draft Output printing option has no effect. Graphics print regardless of this setting.
Revision Marks and the Draft OptionRevision marks in Word for Windows will not print when the Draft Output printing option is selected. The added revisions will print but the vertical bars do not. The text that has strikthrough marks to indicate it will be deleted will print but the strikethrough marks will not. Normal formatting including: Bold, Italic, and Underline print as expected.
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