WordArt Mystery

[Guest]

I have a slide with text on it (set within an object because there are also
SmartArt graphics with it). I draw some Word Art, which I then set behind
the text as a sort of watermark type thing. This prints fine and the text
can be read over the top of the watermark.

I then close the document and re-open it, and although the watermark still
shows in Slide Show view, when I print it out it has disappeared. I have the
text and Smart Art, but no Word Art.

Any ideas why, and how I can stop it?

Thanks.

 

[Echo S]

Are you printing in color or black and white?

 

[Guest]

Colour. But the problem is the same if I try black and white.

I've worked out that to make the watermark appear I have to check the High
Quality box in the Printer Dialogue menu. When I close the document it
defaults back to not being checked, so my watermark disappears. Now I know
what causes the problem, I can remember to change it each time I open up, but
it's irritating none the less. Particularly as other users sharing the
document won't necessarily realise this. The print quality doesn't actually
appear any different whether the box is checked or unchecked. But presumably
uses more ink somewhere, so on a lengthy document that is regularly printed,
with only one page showing this watermark, this is a very expensive watermark!

Any suggestions?

Sue

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Colour. But the problem is the same if I try black and white.

I've worked out that to make the watermark appear I have to check the High
Quality box in the Printer Dialogue menu. When I close the document it
defaults back to not being checked, so my watermark disappears. Now I know
what causes the problem, I can remember to change it each time I open up, but
it's irritating none the less. Particularly as other users sharing the
document won't necessarily realise this. The print quality doesn't actually
appear any different whether the box is checked or unchecked. But presumably
uses more ink somewhere, so on a lengthy document that is regularly printed,
with only one page showing this watermark, this is a very expensive watermark!

Any suggestions?

I think I know how to set the printer up so that it always defaults to High
Quality rather than your having to set that mode each time, but for your purposes
that'd be even worse than printing the whole doc at HQ mode. ;-)

Try this instead though:

Remove the Watermark attribute from the image. Instead, use the contrast and
brightness settings on the Picture toolbar to produce the same effect.

Then darken it a bit more than the normal watermark setting would.

Print.

Repeat, darkening it a bit more until the image starts to print.

Or make several copies of the same image and darken each to varying degrees.
Saves paper and time.