PPT97: Invisible Shapes Print With Borders in Black and White

When you print an object whose color is the same as the slide background color to a black and white printer, it is printed with a border anyway. In PowerPoint 97, this symptom appears if there is a mark in the Black & White check box in the Print dialog box when you print your slide.

By default, PowerPoint prints a drawing object with a border when you print to a black and white printer.

You can configure every object on your slide to be printed based on the type of printer you are using. This feature is useful if your slide contains a dark or gradient background and you want to print it without using up too much ink or toner.

To change the way an object is printed to a black and white printer, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Turn Off the Black & White Print Option

Using this method, your slide prints as a gray-scale representation of the color version you see on the screen. With many presentations, this may be the effect you want.

1. On the File menu, click Print.
2. Click to clear the Black & White check box.
3. Select any other printing options you want and click OK.

Method 2: Customize the Black and White View

1. On the View menu, click Black And White.
   
   Your presentation now appears the way it will print with the Black & White printing option enabled.
2. Switch to the slide that contains the shape you want to print without a border.
3. Right-click the object, point to Black And White on the menu that appears, and then click White.

You may want to experiment with the other Black and White options to figure out which effect you like the best.

NOTE: You can use this method any time an object is printed differently to a black and white printer than it appears on your screen.

For more information about previewing your presentation in black and white, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in PowerPoint Help, type the following text double-click the selected text, and then double-click "See what slides, notes, outlines, or handouts will look like when printed in black and white" to go to the "See what slides, notes, outlines, or handouts will look like when printed in black and white" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant.