Printing page colour in Word 2007 (1 Viewer)
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The biggest problem with printing vs. viewing is the difference in resolution between a printer and a display.
If you have this super whizbang display that shows, like 1 billion colors (30-bit = 3 x 1024 color digital-to-analog converters), you could probably show the Mona Lisa perfectly. But if the color resolution of the printer is less than that, you will get a form of visual effect called "solarization" (and it has other names, too.) In it, you see what appears to be lines where colors and hues change abruptly.
If you want to see the "real" image you are about to print, you need to get your printer's manual and look up the specs to see color resolution. Then set your display to the same (or closest possible) resolution. Only at that exact setting will it be WYSIWYG.
If you have this super whizbang display that shows, like 1 billion colors (30-bit = 3 x 1024 color digital-to-analog converters), you could probably show the Mona Lisa perfectly. But if the color resolution of the printer is less than that, you will get a form of visual effect called "solarization" (and it has other names, too.) In it, you see what appears to be lines where colors and hues change abruptly.
If you want to see the "real" image you are about to print, you need to get your printer's manual and look up the specs to see color resolution. Then set your display to the same (or closest possible) resolution. Only at that exact setting will it be WYSIWYG.
Also make sure your monitor is calibrated so the colors will come out what they should be from monitor to paper. Also what type of paper are you using and what type of printer are you using?
I would do what the doc man said, get your printer manual and see what tweeks if any you can do for color output.
Also try different stocks of paper with varying degrees of gloss and high gloss etc.....
Some papers will not hold the ink very well so you might get banding on the paper...
I would do what the doc man said, get your printer manual and see what tweeks if any you can do for color output.
Also try different stocks of paper with varying degrees of gloss and high gloss etc.....
Some papers will not hold the ink very well so you might get banding on the paper...
