XL: White Text on Dark Background Not Printed

ID: Q136084

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 5.0, 5.0c
Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0
Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you print white text on a dark background to a Hewlett-Packard (HP) PaintJet XL 300 printer using the Helv screen font, the text is not printed.

CAUSE

The Helv screen font is mapped to the Univers printer font. Because the font is drawn before the color background (due to the Unidrv.dll's banding) the text is hidden.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use the Arial (True Type) font rather than The Helv screen font. The PaintJet XL 300 printer prints True Type fonts as Graphics.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Unidrv.dll, version 4.00.950 for Windows 95.

MORE INFORMATION

The following printers will also display the symptoms described in the "Symptoms" section of this article:

HP DeskJet 550C
HP DeskJet 560C
HP Color LaserJet (MS)
HP PaintJet
HP PaintJet XL

Additional query words: 5.00c 8.00 97 XL97

Keywords : xlprint
Version : WINDOWS:5.0,5.0c,7.0,97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type :