patrickfoster Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 When I create a rich black object (CMYK 65/65/65/100) in Designer, and print it to my b&w laser printer, I get not a solid black but a slightly dot-patterned one, as if the file is trying to separate itself. Which makes all black text look awful. I can get a solid black print if I set the document colour mode to Gray, but mostly what I want is crispy black text surrounded by colour objects if needed. Am I missing a step? Thanks— Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bravery Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Hi patrickfoster, Is your laser printer PostScript compatible? If not, you may need to make your file RGB, instead of CMYK. Paul. MEB, Leigh and MacGueurle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickfoster Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Thats an excellent point, I'll test it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickfoster Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Genius, that was it! Thanks Paul! Paul Bravery 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bravery Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 You're welcome, Patrick. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigAddy Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I had hoped I had found the answer to the same problem when I saw this query. I am tearing my hair out in frustration with this same issue. Black text looks awful. The problem persists with both of my old laser printer and my new colour laser printer. Unfortunately the RGB rather than CMYK recommendation does not solve the problem. My files are already set as RGB in my document set-up. I've been combing through all my preferences to no avail. Some of my documents are fine and some are not, so it's not a consistent problem. I know I must be missing some inanely simple solution but it's evading me. I tried copying a text block into a basic Pages document and printing the text as black at the same point size and font it looks perfect. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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