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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / December 2007thin line weights print thicker
I specify line weights less than 0.75 that are reflected on my screen. However, the print version makes the lines thicker.. at least 0.75 wide. An updated print driver did not repair this problem. I am using Powerpoint 2007 and VISTA (recently upgraded from 2000 and XP Pro) Any ideas? Arie, If it was me I'd make a test page with the line weights in various settings around the 0.75 mark. View them on screen and print them out. There should be a setting that you are happy with. cheers TAJ Simmons awesome - powerpoint backgrounds, http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints, tips and more... >I specify line weights less than 0.75 that are reflected on my screen. > However, the print version makes the lines thicker.. at least 0.75 wide. > An > updated print driver did not repair this problem. > I am using Powerpoint 2007 and VISTA (recently upgraded from 2000 and XP > Pro) Any ideas? Thanks TAJ. I did try that already and found the same problem. I may have to start trying different colours to change the appearance of the line weight. In the old Powerpoint, this was never necessary. I use the program for drawing and not for presentations. I find that the 2007 program updates ignore the use of the program for drawing. I may need to revert back to Autocad. > Arie, > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > I am using Powerpoint 2007 and VISTA (recently upgraded from 2000 and XP > > Pro) Any ideas? PowerPoint 2007 is definitely printing thin lines thicker than in PowerPoint 2003. All lines less than 1 point in thickness will still print the same as a 1 point thickness line. If you take the .ppt file and print it from PowerPoint 2003, then the lines will print the appropraite thickness. This looks like a bug in PowerPoint 2007, since I cannot find a print setting or PowerPoint 2007 option that resolves this. Please Help Microsoft? > PowerPoint 2007 is definitely printing thin lines thicker than in PowerPoint > 2003. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > This looks like a bug in PowerPoint 2007, since I cannot find a print > setting or PowerPoint 2007 option that resolves this. Thanks for bringing this up (this isn't the first time, is it?). You're right, it's a bug, I've replicated it to both a printer driver and to Microsoft's own PDF export add-in. I've reported it to MS for you. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Thanks Steve. I hope it will do some good towards a solution by reporting it. Before I saw your reply I opened a case with MS Premier. I did have the technician admit that this was a bonafide problem with PowerPoint 2007. I've got my fingers crossed. > Thanks Steve. I hope it will do some good towards a solution by reporting > it. Before I saw your reply I opened a case with MS Premier. I did have the > technician admit that this was a bonafide problem with PowerPoint 2007. > > I've got my fingers crossed. It seems that SP1 may ship within the week: http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1007 We'll know soon enough, I guess. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Steve, Thanks for the feedback. The technician at Microsoft says he tested the Beta of Office 2007 SP1 to see if it would have a fix for this problem and it doesn't. : ( The tech has called me a couple times and seems interested in the "impact" this bug is having on business. Well, it's not a positive impact. If you don't mind presentations with linework being thick lines where you want thin and having your presentations looking dorky instead of sharp, then it's not a problem. If it's a bonafide problem (it is), and the previous version did not have this problem, then they should work on a solution expeditiosly, period. Zippy The support guy that's running from the people with torches and pitch forks. > The technician at Microsoft says he tested the Beta of Office 2007 SP1 to > see if it would have a fix for this problem and it doesn't. : ( > > The tech has called me a couple times and seems interested in the "impact" > this bug is having on business. It may seem an odd question, but it sorta means you've got their attention. You've gotten past "It's not happening here, go away" and now you're at "Oh, yeah, I see what you mean. But is this causing enough pain to enough users to make it worth spending resources on fixing this problem or should we spend 'em somewhere else?" Anything you can do to quantify the problem will help get it fixed. > If it's a bonafide problem (it is), and the previous version did not have > this problem, 2003 doesn't have the problem. I checked. > Zippy > The support guy that's running from the people with torches and pitch forks. Run faster. Toss small snacks over your shoulder to distract them. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Steve, Since you have isolated this one too, and I haven't had time to, would the setting Print at Printer Resolution setting (or whatever it's called), help the issue? I doubt it from your comments but just thought I'd bring it up if you, not being an elephant, somehow forgot that one. Brian Reilly, MVP >> PowerPoint 2007 is definitely printing thin lines thicker than in PowerPoint >> 2003. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >PPTools: www.pptools.com >================================================ > I'd bring it up if you, not being an elephant, somehow forgot that one. Dear Elephas, Mammuthus is right... There is no difference using HQ or no HQ... Very cordialmente Enric  SignatureEnric Mañas [MS MVP Office-PowerPoint] > Steve, Since you have isolated this one too, and I haven't had time > to, would the setting Print at Printer Resolution setting (or whatever [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >>PPTools: www.pptools.com >>================================================ A very good question. Just checked that (and turning High Quality on/off in the print dialog too). No joy. But don't feel bad. Just because the answer was lousy doesn't mean it's not still a very good question. > Steve, Since you have isolated this one too, and I haven't had time > to, would the setting Print at Printer Resolution setting (or whatever [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > >PPTools: www.pptools.com > >================================================ ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ |
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