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Article ID: 257243 - Last Review: January 27, 2007 - Revision: 2.1

Background Color in Select Tag Does Not Print or Preview the Correct Color

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SYMPTOMS

In a printout or print preview screen of a Web page, the background color in a Select tag is not printed or displayed.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

The following code does not print or preview the green background inside of the Select box.
<HTML>
<HEAD>


<BODY bgcolor=yellow>
    Ensure Advanced Tab - print background colors enabled<br>
    View in print preview <br>
    Result: background-color:green is ignored<br>
		   
		<SELECT STYLE=" background-color:green">
			 <OPTION >Print Preview
			 <OPTION > -- OR --
			 <OPTION>Print
			 
		</SELECT>
	
</BODY>
</HTML>
				

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
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