When you attempt to print an Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) document with white text on a black background from any version of Acrobat Reader to a Hewlett- Packard (HP) printer, only the black background may be printed.

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This issue can occur if your HP printer uses a Printer Control Language (PCL) driver.

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To resolve this issue, contact HP to inquire about the availability of an updated PCL driver for your printer.

To work around this issue, follow these steps:

1.	Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
2.	Right-click the printer you want, and then click Properties.
3.	On the Graphics tab, click Use Raster Graphics.
4.	Click OK, and then close the Printers folder.

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This is a limitation of HP PCL drivers. This issue does not occur with PostScript drivers.

The third-party products discussed in this article are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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