Spreadsheet prints as black box

[denethor5]

I have a spreadsheet that I have copied from Excel and pasted into Word 2007.
The document looks good on the screen but once I print out the document I
get a solid black box over the spreadsheet I copied.

Please help

 

[Bob I]

It might be an issue of not having the latest printer drivers and Word
2007. Visit the printer manufacturer web site for updated drivers.

 

[denethor5]

Bob,

Thank you for the response but this is not the issue. When printing this
document at work I am able to get one of the printers to print fine..while
others print the black box where my spreadsheet was. All drivers are kept up
to date here.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated though.

Thanks

 

[Bob I]

Then it follows that the printer driver would be the place to look. One
printer it does fine and another it doesn't. That removes the problem
from Office application to the printer and driver setup. "All drivers
are kept up to date here." means that the correct drivers aren't available?

 

[gubber98]

Then it follows that the printer driver would be the place to look. One
printer it does fine and another it doesn't. That removes the problem
fromOfficeapplication to the printer and driver setup. "All drivers
are kept up to date here." means that the correct drivers aren't available?






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I have found that with a PCL, or a print driver along the Laserjet
Series II, driver will work with the embedded objects. However, if
you are using a PS driver, then almost always will print a black box.

I have not found a fix for the PS version yet, hopefully MS will fix
this with Office SP1.

 

[Kevin Pritchard]

HI,

I have the exact same problem. SP1 DOES NOT FIX THIS. It is a problem with
Office 2007. The same emedded graphic prints as an enhanced metafile (emf)
but not as a windows metafile (wmf). There is no issue with Office 2003. The
problem is with postscript only. PCL works fine. I also find that Adobe PDF
(which uses a postscript driver) manifests the same problem.

I would love a fix for this.

 

[MichaelRS]

HI,

I have the exact same problem. SP1 DOES NOT FIX THIS. It is a problem with
Office 2007. The same emedded graphic prints as an enhanced metafile (emf)
but not as a windows metafile (wmf). There is no issue with Office 2003. The
problem is with postscript only. PCL works fine. I also find that Adobe PDF
(which uses a postscript driver) manifests the same problem.

I would love a fix for this.







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Same here. I have XP and Office 2007. I can print fine using non-PS
printer. Adobe Distiller and PS printers will print black boxes. All
versions of printer driver and software are the latest. That it is a
PS translation issue appears consistent with the behavior and MS'
ignorance of the world outside (they do not like Apple and Adobe, so
why care about PS?). And yes the issues are not there on 2000/2003
systems and 2007 format is not usable because the rest of the world
does not think in that dimension.

Did anyone try using the MS PDF software that may have come with
Office 2007 ?

Michael RS

 

[Kevin Pritchard]

HI,

I have been investigating this a bit further. Had a consultant from Xerox
through. He offered this explanation. The 'black box' is in fact the frame
that holds the image. Now this is the good bit - the problem is that recent
security enhancements block the printing of the PS code as it is viewed as a
security threat. You can actually see this in Office 2003 if have the
appropriate 'security enhancements'.

You can see the EMF formats because this is not embedded in a frame and
hence is not a security threat. Fix? No hope at this stage.

 

[gubber98]

Kevin,

Is it possible to turn off the 'security enhancements' in office 2007?

 

[Kevin pritchard]

Not that I am aware of.

 

[roxwong18]

Kevin,

Is it possible to turn off the 'security enhancements' in office 2007?

Convert and print as a PDF file will solve your issues.

1. In word 2007, click Office button > point to Save As > click on PDF
or XPS option.

2.In Publish as PDF or XPS dialog box, click Options.

3. In Options dialog box, remove tick in ISO 19005-1 compliant (PDF/A)
and leave a tick in Bitmap text when fonts may not be embedded. Click
OK. Click Publish.

Open the PDF file if it doesn't open, then print it out how you
normally do.

Please note: Some users may have to print as image in Adobe or
Unchecking Background print for other issues. Otherwise, the above
should work for most people.

Rox.

 

[Rox Wong]

Convert and print as a PDF file will solve your issues.

1. In word 2007, click Office button > point to Save As > click on
PDF
or XPS option.


2.In Publish as PDF or XPS dialog box, click Options.


3. In Options dialog box, remove tick in ISO 19005-1 compliant (PDF/
A)
and leave a tick in Bitmap text when fonts may not be embedded.
Click
OK. Click Publish.


Open the PDF file if it doesn't open, then print it out how you
normally do.


Please note: Some users may have to print as image in Adobe or
Unchecking Background print for other issues. Otherwise, the above
should work for most people.