Can't get Autoshape to print in true, dark black

[Guest]

Hello -

In my Powerpoint presentation I have an Autoshape that I have formatted to
be black. On top of that I have place an image (bitmap) that has a black
background. On-screen, and in print preview, the black colors are the same.
However, when I print the slide, the Autoshape comes out as a "faded" black -
really more of a dark gray. How can I get the Autoshape to print in a true
black?

If someone has the answer, it would be wonderful if you could email it to
(e-mail address removed) (for some reason, the text of all the posts on this forum
does not show up in the text box).

Thank you very much!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hello -

In my Powerpoint presentation I have an Autoshape that I have formatted to
be black. On top of that I have place an image (bitmap) that has a black
background. On-screen, and in print preview, the black colors are the same.
However, when I print the slide, the Autoshape comes out as a "faded" black -
really more of a dark gray. How can I get the Autoshape to print in a true
black?

Check your printer settings. If it's set to do any sort of color
correction/enhancement, it may treat bitmaps and vector graphics (your
autoshape) differently, which'd account for what you're seeing.

Another dodge:

Select the autoshape and press Ctrl+C to copy it to the clipboard.
Choose Edit, Paste Special, as PNG
Delete the original autoshape, replace it with the newly pasted PNG.
Now try printing.

 

[Guest]

Brilliant with the PNG "dodge" - worked perfectly. I couldn't modify the
printer settings since it's a network printer. Thanks much!

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Brilliant with the PNG "dodge" - worked perfectly. I couldn't modify the
printer settings since it's a network printer. Thanks much!

Glad it worked ... thanks for letting us know too.