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RE: [HATT] Acrobat Woes -- B&W output from color FM files
Subject:RE: [HATT] Acrobat Woes -- B&W output from color FM files From:"Lynn Perry" <lynnp -at- lonewolfusa -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 31 Jan 2002 10:58:31 -0800
Thomas Eagles writes:
<snip>
I recall that there was a simple solution to the problem of
having
graphics unintentionally generated in black & white when you
generate
PDFs from FrameMaker... But I can't recall what that solution
was or
find it in the archives for Techwr-l or FrameUsers.
</snip>
I'm as vague in my memory as you seem to be, but I had this
happen at my previous job a couple of years ago. The problem was
in my printer driver somehow. Seems like I remember that I had
to _save_ the FM file making sure that a color-printer driver
was selected as the print-to-printer. The color-printer _driver_
had to be actually _installed_ on the computer generating the
file. And maybe there is a setting in the Print Properties or
Options dialog box that enables selection of Color or greyscale.
Making sure we had a color printer driver installed and selected
as the saved printer and that the option for the color printer
was to print in color was the solution, if I recall correctly.
hth
LyP
C. Lynn Perry
Senior Technical Writer
Lone Wolf Technologies
2320 First Avenue, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98121
P :: 206-448-9700
F :: 206-448-2666
E :: lynnp -at- lonewolfusa -dot- com
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