White Line Appears in Shaded Text with PostScript Printers

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word for Windows, when you print a document that contains paragraph shading and you are using the PSCRIPT.DRV PostScript printer driver version 3.5, 3.51, 3.52, 3.53, 3.54, or 3.55 for Microsoft Windows operating system version 3.1, a thin white horizontal band may appear across the shaded paragraphs.

Workarounds

To avoid this problem, follow the appropriate procedure below.

If the shaded paragraphs are not in a table cell

Decrease the size of the font to 10 points or smaller.

-or-

Decrease the line spacing of the paragraphs (if possible) as follows:

1. Select the shaded paragraphs.

2. From the Format menu, choose Paragraph.

3. Set the line spacing to Exactly 12pt or 13pt.

If the shaded paragraphs are in a table cell

1. Select the cells to be shaded.

2. From the Format menu, choose Border

3. Choose Shading

4. In the Shading dialog box, set the Pattern option to Clear, set the Foreground option to Yellow, and set the Background option to Yellow.

   Note: The color yellow produces 5-percent shading and will not create a white band.

• Insert a PRINT field in the cell with the following syntax

        {print \p cell "wp$box .89 setgray fill"}
  

  where the braces ({}) are created by pressing CTRL+F9. The PostScript printer will interpret this code and apply shading to the cell containing this field.

   postscript and shade and tables and field

Steps to Reproduce Problem

1. Type 13 to 16 lines of text in a new Word for Windows document.

2. From the Edit menu, choose Select All.

3. From the Format menu, choose Borders. Choose the Shading button. In the Pattern box, select 5 percent and choose the OK button.

4. Print the page to a PostScript printer using the PostScript printer driver.