Creative Writer: Canon BubbleJet Prints Borders Incorrectly (125865)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Creative Writer
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows 1.1
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows 1.1a
This article was previously published under Q125865

SYMPTOMS

When you print a Creative Writer document with a border (such as houses, umbrellas, lady bugs, or clocks) to a Canon BubbleJet BJC 600C printer, the border may not be printed correctly. The border may appear as a solid black line around the entire page, or it may not appear at all.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you use version 5.0 of the Canon BJC 600C printer driver or version 1.0d of the BJC 4000 printer driver.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use the appropriate method for your operating system.

Microsoft Windows 95

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
  2. In the Printers window, right-click the printer driver you are using, and then click Properties.
  3. Click the Graphics tab.
  4. Under Dithering, click Error Diffusion, and then click OK.

Microsoft Windows 3.x

  1. In the Printers Control Panel, verify that the Canon BubbleJet is the default printer.

    For more information about how to perform this task in Windows, see your Windows printed documentation or online Help.
  2. If the Printers Setup dialog box appears, click Setup. Otherwise, proceed to step 3.
  3. Click Options.
  4. Under Halftone, click Diffusion.
You should now be able to print borders correctly from Creative Writer.

MORE INFORMATION

If you receive the following error message
The page size and orientation settings for your printer do not match the page size settings for your document.
you may need to set the Halftone option to Pattern.

NOTE: This issue does not occur in Microsoft Windows 98.

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Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/15/2005
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