Q123610: Colored Text Does Not Print in Correct Color

Article: Q123610
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you print colored text from an application (such as Microsoft Word 6.0 for
Windows) to a color printer using UNIDRV, you may not get the exact colors as
shown on the screen. For example, in Word for Windows, dark blue prints as blue.

CAUSE
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UNIDRV.DLL uses DMCOLOR as the color brute library. DMCOLOR uses RGB color
format and does not dither text colors. As a result, for text, you can print
only eight colors.

WORKAROUND
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One possible workaround for this problem is to install and use the latest
printer driver, if one is available.


STATUS
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Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

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Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3

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