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objects in Excel can't print.

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Hi there,
Facing a problem with Excel. Certain picture I cut and paste into Excel, cannot print out even I can see it in the print review page. I am using MS office 97 and HO printer 4M Plus.

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by mslizny

Check your printer's options for printing graphics by choosing File, Print and then clicking on the button for Properties next to the name of the printer. Click on the printer tab of the dialog box, see if the Graphics mode is Raster or Graphics.
Also, Excel has a built-in graphics filter for these formats: Enhanced Metafile (.emf), Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg), Portable Network Graphics (.png), Windows Bitmap (.bmp, .rle, .dib), and Windows Metafile (.wmf) graphics.

You do need a graphics filter installed to insert all other graphics file formats: AutoCAD Format 2-D (.dxf), Computer Graphics Metafile (.cgm), Enhanced Metafile (.emf), Kodak Photo CD (.pcd), Targa (.tga), Windows Bitmap (.bmp, .rle, .dib), Windows Metafile (.wmf), and WordPerfect Graphics (.wpg).
This filter can be installed by running Setup and add the graphics filter to your Excel installation.

by richtee

One of the first things to check is if the objects property is set to print.

1. Right-click the object you want to print.
If it is an AutoShape and it has text attached to it, or if it has no fill (for example, shows only the outline of the shape), right-click its border.
2. On the short cut Menu, click Format object type, and then click the Properties tab.
3. Select the Print object check box.

You should now be able to print the object.
Good Luck, Rich

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