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Subject:Re: Printing of graphics in Word 7 document From:Ed Gregory <edgregory -at- HOME -dot- NET> Date:Mon, 4 Jan 1999 13:13:25 -0600
1. Look at printer memory. BMP graphics are the worst wasters of space.
Your printer could be choking on the image size.
2. Convert the BMP images to WMF or GIF.
At 09:20 PM 1/4/99 +0200, Debbie & Avi Pesach wrote:
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>Scenario:
>Word 7 document. Windows 95. Doc contains several linked (and not saved
>with file) graphics (most are *.wmf, some are *.gif, three are *.bmp).
>HP Laser Jet III printer. 300dpi. At the moment another printer is not
>available, so I can't try to print on a different printer.
>
>Problem:
>All graphics appear on screen (Page Layout View) and in Print
>Preview. When I print the file to the printer, the three *.bmp graphics
>(all on one page) don't print out. All other graphics in the document
>(and the entire doc itself) do print out.
>
>I've tried:
>Relinking problematic graphics. No luck.
>Embedding the problematic graphics. No luck.
>Checking Print options. All is as should be (and other pixs print out).
>Cutting entire document and pasting into new file. No luck.
>
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