Microsoft Knowledge Base

• Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh, versions 5.0, 5.0a

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, when you print a worksheet that contains cells formatted with different patterns, incorrect patterns may be printed if you have QuickDraw GX installed on your Apple Macintosh.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if you are using a QuickDraw GX printer driver, and you format adjacent cells with different combinations of vertical and diagonal line patterns. For example, if you format a cell with the vertical line pattern, and you format the cell directly below this cell with the diagonal line pattern (from upper left to lower right) both the cells are printed with the diagonal line pattern of the lower cell.

Note that the patterns appear correctly in print preview.

WORKAROUNDS

To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Format the adjacent cells that contain a different cell pattern

          with a different color. For example, format one of the cells that
          contains a different pattern with light yellow. Light colors are
          printed as white on a non-color printer.

          QuickDraw GX, remove the QuickDraw GX file from the Extensions
          Folder, and restart your computer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem with Microsoft Excel and QuickDraw GX. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. For more information about QuickDraw GX, contact Apple Computer, Inc.

MORE INFORMATION

QuickDraw GX is manufactured by Apple Computer, Inc., a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's performance or reliability.

REFERENCES

For more information about Shading Cells With Patterns And Colors, choose the Search button in Help and type:

   patterns and shading