Printing Problems

[Guest]

I don't usually support Powerpoint so i need help. Our marketing director is
having problems printing a Powerpoint presentation. The presentation is 7mb
in size but when she prints the document she get multiple failure messages
and looking at the print q the presentation swells to huges sizes, at one
point it was 98mb!!
I have triple checked the print drivers, i have tried printing on the same
machine with a different user account, but get the same results. I can print
a test page for the print with no problems
the printer is a canon ir c3200, the pc is a xp sp2 machine using office 2000.
I am not sure what to do to reolve this, i have tried all the printer
related solutions i know.
I need help!!!!!!!!!!
Craig

 

[Echo S]

Does her presentation have a lot of gradients and transparencies?

 

[Guest]

Her useful answer was "there might be some" from that i take it she doesn't
know what they are!!!
How would i check and what effect would that have on the printing?
Sorry i'm a bit of a user when i comes to Powerpoint!!

Does her presentation have a lot of gradients and transparencies?

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

I don't usually support Powerpoint so i need help. Our marketing director is
having problems printing a Powerpoint presentation. The presentation is 7mb
in size but when she prints the document she get multiple failure messages
and looking at the print q the presentation swells to huges sizes, at one
point it was 98mb!!
I have triple checked the print drivers, i have tried printing on the same
machine with a different user account, but get the same results. I can print
a test page for the print with no problems
the printer is a canon ir c3200, the pc is a xp sp2 machine using office 2000.
I am not sure what to do to reolve this, i have tried all the printer
related solutions i know.
I need help!!!!!!!!!!
Craig

 

[Echo S]

Well, I think the easiest thing will be to look at the presentation (since
the user is so incredibly helpful, you know! <g>) and see if you see any
gradients in any of the items on the slides or on the slide background
itself.

Then also look for transparent areas -- or possible transparent areas. These
will probably be in images or in shapes or on the slide background.

I'd probably make a copy of the presentation, look for these items, and when
I find them, use Ctrl+X to cut them and then Edit/Paste Special and select
PNG. Be sure to do this on a copy, though, because it will strip out any
animations that were on the objects if you do this.

Then I'd see if that prints any better.

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

Her useful answer was "there might be some" from that i take it she doesn't
know what they are!!!
How would i check and what effect would that have on the printing?
Sorry i'm a bit of a user when i comes to Powerpoint!!

Does her presentation have a lot of gradients and transparencies?

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

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I don't usually support Powerpoint so i need help. Our marketing

director
is

having problems printing a Powerpoint presentation. The presentation

is
7mb

in size but when she prints the document she get multiple failure messages
and looking at the print q the presentation swells to huges sizes, at one
point it was 98mb!!
I have triple checked the print drivers, i have tried printing on the same
machine with a different user account, but get the same results. I can print
a test page for the print with no problems
the printer is a canon ir c3200, the pc is a xp sp2 machine using

office
2000.

I am not sure what to do to reolve this, i have tried all the printer
related solutions i know.
I need help!!!!!!!!!!
Craig

 

[Guest]

Cheers

I'll give it a go

Well, I think the easiest thing will be to look at the presentation (since
the user is so incredibly helpful, you know! <g>) and see if you see any
gradients in any of the items on the slides or on the slide background
itself.

Then also look for transparent areas -- or possible transparent areas. These
will probably be in images or in shapes or on the slide background.

I'd probably make a copy of the presentation, look for these items, and when
I find them, use Ctrl+X to cut them and then Edit/Paste Special and select
PNG. Be sure to do this on a copy, though, because it will strip out any
animations that were on the objects if you do this.

Then I'd see if that prints any better.

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

Her useful answer was "there might be some" from that i take it she doesn't
know what they are!!!
How would i check and what effect would that have on the printing?
Sorry i'm a bit of a user when i comes to Powerpoint!!

Does her presentation have a lot of gradients and transparencies?

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

message I don't usually support Powerpoint so i need help. Our marketing director
is
having problems printing a Powerpoint presentation. The presentation is
7mb
in size but when she prints the document she get multiple failure messages
and looking at the print q the presentation swells to huges sizes, at one
point it was 98mb!!
I have triple checked the print drivers, i have tried printing on the same
machine with a different user account, but get the same results. I can
print
a test page for the print with no problems
the printer is a canon ir c3200, the pc is a xp sp2 machine using office
2000.
I am not sure what to do to reolve this, i have tried all the printer
related solutions i know.
I need help!!!!!!!!!!
Craig