> No changes to printer drivers and no I do not have another printer to hook
> up
> to. I am clicking on Print from the Outlook screen, not sure how to find
> printing assistant just assumed it would kick in when necessary.
>
> The only changes made during this time were to install my new Blackberry
> and
> its software.
>
> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>

>> Did anyone do anything to the printer drivers or printer options those
>> two
>> days it worked? Do you have another (non-HP) printer you can print to, to
>> verify outlook can print in color?
>>
>> Are you using the calendar printing assistant or printing directly from
>> outlook?
>>
>> --
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>> "tracy" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:B455B183-CFF0-4420-B3E6-681F348DAB7C@microsoft.com...

>>>
>>> Hi Diane and Julie,
>>> So glad you are both responding because I am still having trouble. I
>>> know
>>> it is not a problem with the printer too because the all day events
>>> print
>>> the
>>> whole day in a bright beautiful color. Plus, the little recurring
>>> symbol
>>> in
>>> the bottom right of each appointment in also printed in color. Each
>>> appointment will not print in the appropriate or any color. In Print
>>> Preview, it looks perfect all the colors are there. I am using an HP
>>> PSC
>>> 2210
>>> printer, have downloaded the Printing Assistant 2007, and am using
>>> Microsoft
>>> Outlook 2007.
>>>
>>> I have to say there was a two day stretch where it printed just fine.
>>> I
>>> have no idea why. I did not make any changes before it happened or
>>> before
>>> it
>>> stopped.
>>> Thanks, Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Julie" wrote:
>>>

>>>> Diane,
>>>>
>>>> I have tried it with a different printer and get the same results.
>>>> Oddly
>>>> enough, the all-day events (such as birthdays) and the multi-day
>>>> events
>>>> do
>>>> show up in color - black text highlighted in pink.
>>>>
>>>> It seems odd to me that Microsoft doesn't make it a standard feature
>>>> to
>>>> be
>>>> able to print out a monthly calendar (whether on one or two pages)
>>>> that
>>>> keeps
>>>> the color categories AND is able to print all items for a particular
>>>> day.
>>>> If
>>>> I just choose to print a regular month calendar, the colors come out
>>>> correctly, but not everything shows up because there are too many
>>>> items
>>>> on
>>>> certain days. Ideally, it should either automatically make the font
>>>> smaller
>>>> to make it all fit, or adjust the row height of the days to
>>>> accommodate
>>>> all
>>>> the items (which could bring it to a second page.)
>>>>
>>>> I hope Microsoft is listening...
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Julie
>>>>
>>>> "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:
>>>>

>>>>> The CPA uses the color of the calendar in the left bar, not color
>>>>> categories. If you add 3 calendars or task folders, the items will
>>>>> be
>>>>> colored to match the calendar color. Even so, my HP can't print any
>>>>> colors
>>>>> from the CPA - not even the dates or the dots that mark the
>>>>> calendar.
>>>>> At
>>>>> least there is a border around the all day events - that's more than
>>>>> I
>>>>> get
>>>>> on the HP when I print from Outlook. Will this ever be changed so
>>>>> that
>>>>> calendars are identified by the colored dots and events use their
>>>>> category
>>>>> colors? I have no idea. It depends on how many people use the CPA
>>>>> and
>>>>> request the feature.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you have another printer (not an HP) to test? I do. It works as
>>>>> expected
>>>>> on my Oki. It's all B&W on my HP 990c. It's my (unconfirmed)
>>>>> opinion
>>>>> that
>>>>> the shading used for the color categories is too light and can't be
>>>>> rendered
>>>>> on the HP printers. It happens with shaded cells in Excel too.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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>>>>>

>>>>

>>