Print Word color graphics in black and white

ronny · External Since: Aug 31, 2005 Posts: 1

How can I print Word color graphics in black and white?

Suzanne S. Barnhill · External Since: Sep 26, 2003 Posts: 23321

The easiest way, of course, is to print on a monochrome printer. There are
(at least) two other options:

1. You can change the picture itself. On the Picture toolbar is a Color
button that opens a menu that includes both Black & White and Grayscale;
choose whichever one you mean. This affects only the given graphic, not any
others in the document.

2. Your printer Properties may have a setting to print in grayscale or B&W.
This will affect all graphics in the document.

I have always been intrigued by the Compatibility Option to "Print colors as
black on noncolor printers," wondering if Word can actually tell the
difference. I just tried printing a color graphic to a color printer using
that setting (to see whether it might be a third option), and indeed it
printed in color. Since colors generally do print as grayscale on monochrome
printers, I'm not sure what this option is meant to accomplish.

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> How can I print Word color graphics in black and white?

Tony Jollans · External Since: Oct 16, 2005 Posts: 226

The (print as black) option is supposed to print as *black* not as greyscale
(as some colors can be virtually invisible in greyscale).

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Enjoy,
Tony

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill RemoveThis @mvps.org> wrote in message
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> The easiest way, of course, is to print on a monochrome printer. There are
> (at least) two other options:
>
> 1. You can change the picture itself. On the Picture toolbar is a Color
> button that opens a menu that includes both Black & White and Grayscale;
> choose whichever one you mean. This affects only the given graphic, not
any
> others in the document.
>
> 2. Your printer Properties may have a setting to print in grayscale or
B&W.
> This will affect all graphics in the document.
>
> I have always been intrigued by the Compatibility Option to "Print colors
as
> black on noncolor printers," wondering if Word can actually tell the
> difference. I just tried printing a color graphic to a color printer using
> that setting (to see whether it might be a third option), and indeed it
> printed in color. Since colors generally do print as grayscale on
monochrome
> printers, I'm not sure what this option is meant to accomplish.
>
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup
so
> all may benefit.
>
> "ronny" <ronny RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:07650B5C-D25D-49E3-8CD0-49D95ABC24F5@microsoft.com...
> > How can I print Word color graphics in black and white?
>

J13 · Joined: May 08, 2008 Posts: 1

Print colors as black on noncolor printers
does exactly what is says, it prints colours as BLACK not grey on NON-COLOUR printers, on colour printers it HAS NO EFFECT AT ALL

If you want colour to print as black (not as shades of grey) on a colour
printer you must use a black printer driver that your colour printer is compatible with.