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Doug_Lassiter
Copper Contributor
Jan 20, 2023

black background on exported pdf?

So I gin up a Word document with white text on a black background. Look great. I export it to pdf with Print->Save as PDF, and IT'S ALL WHITE! What happened to my white text on black background?
Doug_Robbins_Word_MVP's avatar
Doug_Robbins_Word_MVP
MVP
Jan 20, 2023
Go to File>Options>Display and under Printing options, check the box for "Print background colors and images".
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    Doug_Lassiter
    Copper Contributor
    Jan 21, 2023
    Um, geez, this is Mac Word 16.16.27, and there ain't no File>Option. I fact, when you chose "Print" I don't see any checkbox for printing background color and images.
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      Doug_Robbins_Word_MVP
      MVP
      Jan 21, 2023
      On a Mac, it would be somewhere under Preferences.
      • DanLes's avatar
        DanLes
        Copper Contributor
        Jan 24, 2023
        OK, I found it, set it, and it all works. Thank you! Sort of dumb that it defaults OFF.
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    BubbiSmith1
    Copper Contributor
    Nov 13, 2024

    What a riot! Thanks very much, so simple, so much time trying to find an answer. Cheers!

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