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Printing White Text on Colored Paper
Help!
I am trying to create a Flyer and the paper I am printing is already colored. I wanted to print some white text, however, when I go to print, the white is clear and my paper color comes through. Also, I have a picture of a house on the file and where the sidewalk is I can see nothing but my background. Anybody know how to get around this issue? Thanks |
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Printing White Text on Colored Paper
Most consumer desktop printers do not have white ink. If this is what you
*really* want, check with a commercial printer and see if they can help you. -- JoAnn Paules MVP Microsoft [Publisher] "KG" wrote in message ... Help! I am trying to create a Flyer and the paper I am printing is already colored. I wanted to print some white text, however, when I go to print, the white is clear and my paper color comes through. Also, I have a picture of a house on the file and where the sidewalk is I can see nothing but my background. Anybody know how to get around this issue? Thanks |
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Printing White Text on Colored Paper
Not presently possible on a desktop printer.
A pale shade of a colour is the only alternative. -- "If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there!" |
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Printing White Text on Colored Paper
KG wrote:
Help! I am trying to create a Flyer and the paper I am printing is already colored. I wanted to print some white text, however, when I go to print, the white is clear and my paper color comes through. Also, I have a picture of a house on the file and where the sidewalk is I can see nothing but my background. Anybody know how to get around this issue? Thanks Oh not this old chestnut again! Do you mean to say you've never done any physics at all - ever?! This is elementary school stuff! OK, here we go again - and /do/ pay attention. Primary colours of light - Red, Green and Blue (your monitor uses these three colours) Primary colours of pigment - Red (Magenta), Yellow and Blue (Cyan) (your printer) Light mixes by subtraction - R - G - B = White Pigments mix by addition - M + Y + C = Black It is interesting to note that Magenta, Yellow and Cyan are actually the /secondary/ colours of light, indicating that pigments aren't pure. Red - Green = Yellow Green - Blue = Cyan Blue - Red = Magenta Red - Green - Blue = White So, to answer your question, you cannot print white because white isn't a colour, it's the absence of colour. Black is the absorption of colour - mix M, Y and C together and you have black. Please note that Red, Green and Blue are the true primary colours. The primaries used in art (or in this case printing) only act as primaries because the pigments aren't pure. There are some printers (dye sub (short for subtraction)) that will print white, but they're not cheap. The reason your printer cannot print white is because white is the absence of colour, therefore it sees 'white' as 'transparent' if you like, and prints nothing. This is the last word I'm going to say on the matter. The next person who posts this question will simply be referred to Google. |
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What is 'Google'???
-- "If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there!" |
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Printing White Text on Colored Paper
Cerri...
What if you had like an acid ink thingey. Then if you choose "white" it would use the acid "ink" and just bleach out the paper... cool huh? Feel free to pass it on at the next request to "print white" lurk on Cerridwen wrote: KG wrote: Help! I am trying to create a Flyer and the paper I am printing is already colored. I wanted to print some white text, however, when I go to print, the white is clear and my paper color comes through. Also, I have a picture of a house on the file and where the sidewalk is I can see nothing but my background. Anybody know how to get around this issue? Thanks Oh not this old chestnut again! Do you mean to say you've never done any physics at all - ever?! This is elementary school stuff! OK, here we go again - and /do/ pay attention. Primary colours of light - Red, Green and Blue (your monitor uses these three colours) Primary colours of pigment - Red (Magenta), Yellow and Blue (Cyan) (your printer) Light mixes by subtraction - R - G - B = White Pigments mix by addition - M + Y + C = Black It is interesting to note that Magenta, Yellow and Cyan are actually the /secondary/ colours of light, indicating that pigments aren't pure. Red - Green = Yellow Green - Blue = Cyan Blue - Red = Magenta Red - Green - Blue = White So, to answer your question, you cannot print white because white isn't a colour, it's the absence of colour. Black is the absorption of colour - mix M, Y and C together and you have black. Please note that Red, Green and Blue are the true primary colours. The primaries used in art (or in this case printing) only act as primaries because the pigments aren't pure. There are some printers (dye sub (short for subtraction)) that will print white, but they're not cheap. The reason your printer cannot print white is because white is the absence of colour, therefore it sees 'white' as 'transparent' if you like, and prints nothing. This is the last word I'm going to say on the matter. The next person who posts this question will simply be referred to Google. |
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Steve in NC wrote:
Cerri... What if you had like an acid ink thingey. Then if you choose "white" it would use the acid "ink" and just bleach out the paper... cool huh? Feel free to pass it on at the next request to "print white" lurk on Steven, don't be a pedant...It would eat *THROUGH* the paper! :-) |
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Sara ... you definitely need to do some more studying on your basic color theory, you've
got quite a few errors in your posting. Oh ... and additionally, your statement "...There are some printers (dye sub (short for subtraction)) ..." Is "just slightly" off. The 'sub' is short for sublimation. It's a chemical term meaning to transform directly from the solid to the gaseous state or from the gaseous to the solid state without becoming a liquid. This is the process that is used to deposit the color medium(s) in "Dye Sub" printers. And .... oh yes ... it *is* possible to print white. All you need is white ink (probably created using either titanium dioxide or magnesium dioxide as the primary colorant). |
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RSD99 wrote:
Sara ... you definitely need to do some more studying on your basic color theory, you've got quite a few errors in your posting. Oh ... and additionally, your statement "...There are some printers (dye sub (short for subtraction)) ..." Is "just slightly" off. The 'sub' is short for sublimation. It's a chemical term meaning to transform directly from the solid to the gaseous state or from the gaseous to the solid state without becoming a liquid. This is the process that is used to deposit the color medium(s) in "Dye Sub" printers. And ... oh yes ... it *is* possible to print white. All you need is white ink (probably created using either titanium dioxide or magnesium dioxide as the primary colorant). Good point. My bad. And I do believe my name had a 'h' on the end... ;o) That's one - it's hardly "quite a few". I have studied physics to high school diploma level. |
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A small child turns to Ed, and exclaims: "Look! Look! A post from
Cerridwen !"... Steven, don't be a pedant...It would eat *THROUGH* the paper! :-) Not if it was a weak acid. But it would stain, rather than bleach. Alkaline ink, OTOH... -- Ed Bennett - MVP Microsoft Publisher http://www.mvps.org/the_nerd/ Before reading this message, view the disclaimer: http://mvps.org/the_nerd/disclaim.htm |
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