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SYMPTOMSThe fill patterns in a Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Graph chart, imported or embedded in a Microsoft Word for Windows document, appear to print incorrectly if you print to a Hewlett-Packard (HP) LaserJet printer. CAUSE
This behavior occurs if the printer resolution is set to 300 dots per inch (dpi) or higher. The fill patterns are printed so finely that they appear to be a solid gray color. WORKAROUNDNOTE: If you have manually applied patterns to charts in Microsoft Excel or
Graph, you must reduce the printer resolution so that the patterns will be
recognizable. In this situation, no other workaround is available.
Method 1Set the printer resolution to either 75 or 150 dpi.NOTE: This method causes curved lines to appear jagged. Method 2Import the Microsoft Excel chart into Microsoft Graph, and then embed the chart in Word for Windows.NOTE: This method does NOT produce jagged lines. Method 3To maintain the ability to link Microsoft Excel charts, use the following method:
MORE INFORMATION
In Word, directly imported or embedded Microsoft Excel charts appear as
black-and-white images whose fill patterns are sent to the LaserJet as
bitmaps (that is, patterns of dots or pixels); therefore, the patterns are
dependent on the printer resolution setting to determine the distance
between the individual pixels in the pattern. With a low resolution, the
patterns are recognizable. With a high resolution, the width of the lines
and the spacing between each line are so small that the resulting pattern
prints as a smooth, solid gray color.
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