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Old May 2nd, 2004, 02:04 PM
BTInternet
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(Publisher 2003 and Windows XP). I have just installed Office Professional
and am trying to use Publisher 2003. However the printed text colours do not
match the design colours at all making it totally useless! Fills and
pictures are ok. It is as if each font color is being translated to a new
colour. This is easily seen in Print Preview. Even when I us a supplied
template without modification this happens. Tried different colour schemes
with similar results. Example in the Nutmeg scheme a dark crimson prints as
a bright flame red and the khaki prints as bright yellow. If I convert to a
web page all is ok including printing. Anyone any idea what's happening
here? I ended up creating the needed document in Word after many wasted
hours. All other applications print just fine. Thanks if you have any ideas
to solve this stupid problem. John I


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Old May 2nd, 2004, 03:11 PM
°°°MS°Publisher°°°
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This issue is unknown in any version of Publisher.

Go to the website of your printer manufacturer and download and install the
latest version printer drivers for your model printer.

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"If you don't know where you are going,
any road will take you there!"


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Old May 2nd, 2004, 06:11 PM
Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]
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On 02 May 2004 08:04, "BTInternet" wrote:
(Publisher 2003 and Windows XP). I have just installed Office
Professional and am trying to use Publisher 2003. However the printed
text colours do not match the design colours at all making it totally
useless! Fills and pictures are ok. It is as if each font color is
being translated to a new colour. This is easily seen in Print Preview.
Even when I us a supplied template without modification this happens.
Tried different colour schemes with similar results. Example in the
Nutmeg scheme a dark crimson prints as a bright flame red and the khaki
prints as bright yellow. If I convert to a web page all is ok including
printing. Anyone any idea what's happening here? I ended up creating
the needed document in Word after many wasted hours. All other
applications print just fine. Thanks if you have any ideas to solve
this stupid problem. John I


Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 and older are critical about printer
drivers. Usually upgrading (or downgrading in some cases) will fix
the problems you are encountering.

If you have not already done so, you would want to visit the
manufacturers website of your printer to download and install the
latest printer driver that is available. It's important to note that
the CD-Rom that came with your printer will most likely NOT have the
most recent driver for your printer.

Popular Printer Driver Sites:
-----------------------------
Canon
http://www.usa.canon.com/html/cprSup...avfrom=Dr ivD

HP
http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/eng/support.html

Lexmark
http://www.lexmark.com/US/support/drivers/index.html

Epson
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/index.jsp
and visit the downloads/drivers section

Brother
http://www.brother.com/E-ftp/info/index.html
-----------------------------

Search for the printer driver that represents the make and model that you
are using and download that driver. I would make sure you select "Save"
when prompted for download, not "Run". Typically many save to My Documents.
Do not install or run the setup.

Go to Start Settings Printers and right click on your current printer
and choose delete from the menu that appears. If prompted to remove all
files, choose yes. Then restart your computer.

Once your computer restarts, go to the folder where your new printer driver
was downloaded and double click the file to extract the printer driver.
This should prompt you through the setup routine for the new driver. If
your computer "detects new hardware" upon restart, it's ok to hit cancel
on that dialog. Go ahead and continue your setup routine of your newly
downloaded printer driver.

If the file that you downloaded is not an executable, but only a file
that is *.inf, then you will need to follow these steps:

1. Go to Start Settings Printers
2. Choose "Add Printer"
3. Choose Next
4. Select "Local Printer" then click Next
5. At the next dialog box choose "Have Disk"
6. Browse to the location of your newly downloaded *.inf file
7. Follow the remaining prompts (you may have to insert your Windows CD)
8. I would recommend restarting your computer at this point.

Now try a new print from Publisher.

This should fix your troubles. If not, either contact your printer
manufacturer directly and inform them of the problem you have experienced.
They might request that you try an older printer driver.

Post back if you have any further questions. Feel free to visit my website
at http://www.mvps.org/publisher for some great information.
--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.mvps.org/publisher

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.



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Old May 2nd, 2004, 09:46 PM
°°°MS°Publisher°°°
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Default Text colours printing wrong

Brian K has your parrot disease become a problem again?

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any road will take you there!"


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Old May 2nd, 2004, 11:03 PM
Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP]
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On 02 May 2004 15:46, "MSPublisher" wrote:
Brian K has your parrot disease become a problem again?


No parrot, just supplying more details. Thanks for your concern though.
--
Brian Kvalheim
Microsoft Publisher MVP
http://www.mvps.org/publisher

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


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Old May 3rd, 2004, 12:14 PM
°°°MS°Publisher°°°
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Default Text colours printing wrong

So glad as avian bird flu is presently a major problem in Asia.
I would hate to have thought it had spread across the water.

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"If you don't know where you are going,
any road will take you there!"


 




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