Printing Grayscale

[ShootMePlease]

I am designing a new presentation template for my organization.

On the title slide I am using a dark blue image as my background, and then
White text for the title and subtitle. When I go to print the slide the
text appears black. I figured out that this is because the printing
defaults to grayscale. If I change my print to color, the slide will print
with white text as I want it.

I am trying to make this new template as idiot proof as possible. I don't
think my users will remember to change the print setting to color. Is there
a way I can force the Title Master to always print color or as a B&W
negative image? The goal is to get that text to print White against my blue
background image.

Thank you.

 

[Echo S]

Real quick-like, the white text should print white on the blue background
when you print in color.

For B/W print settings, go to View/Black and White, then right-click the
textbox and choose B/W Settings. In there, choose White. That sets the B/W
printing option for that textbox, but it doesn't affect the *true* color at
all.

Repeat as necessary for other objects.

 

[ShootMePlease]

You rock! That fixed it. Thank you!

Real quick-like, the white text should print white on the blue background
when you print in color.

For B/W print settings, go to View/Black and White, then right-click the
textbox and choose B/W Settings. In there, choose White. That sets the B/W
printing option for that textbox, but it doesn't affect the *true* color
at
all.

Repeat as necessary for other objects.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

I am designing a new presentation template for my organization.

On the title slide I am using a dark blue image as my background, and
then
White text for the title and subtitle. When I go to print the slide the
text appears black. I figured out that this is because the printing
defaults to grayscale. If I change my print to color, the slide will print
with white text as I want it.

I am trying to make this new template as idiot proof as possible. I
don't
think my users will remember to change the print setting to color. Is there
a way I can force the Title Master to always print color or as a B&W
negative image? The goal is to get that text to print White against my blue
background image.

Thank you.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Put your presentation into B/W View (on the View menu in recent versions of
PPT). Then you can rightclick on any shape and choose B/W to set the way you
want it to print to a b/w printer. This won't affect the way it prints to a
color device.

To change the way the background prints click off the slide to select nothing,
then rightclick anywhere OFF the slide and choose b/w

 

[Echo S]

Great! Glad to hear it!

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

You rock! That fixed it. Thank you!

Real quick-like, the white text should print white on the blue background
when you print in color.

For B/W print settings, go to View/Black and White, then right-click the
textbox and choose B/W Settings. In there, choose White. That sets the B/W
printing option for that textbox, but it doesn't affect the *true* color
at
all.

Repeat as necessary for other objects.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

I am designing a new presentation template for my organization.

On the title slide I am using a dark blue image as my background, and
then
White text for the title and subtitle. When I go to print the slide the
text appears black. I figured out that this is because the printing
defaults to grayscale. If I change my print to color, the slide will print
with white text as I want it.

I am trying to make this new template as idiot proof as possible. I
don't
think my users will remember to change the print setting to color. Is there
a way I can force the Title Master to always print color or as a B&W
negative image? The goal is to get that text to print White against my blue
background image.

Thank you.