Sorry for my absence of the last few days. see below.
2008/10/18 Walter Hildebrandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I changed some of your working to make the wording exactly what I see and > do on my computer. I do not think the different working is making any > difference in what you have suggested. What I added is in red. What the > red replaces is in blue > Thanks. > > When I print the file I still get the message "Document contains > transparent objects. Should the objects of transparency be reduced". I > have uses "Cut" to remove the boxes that I created. I can not see anywhere > on the spreadsheet that there are any transparencies. My present > spreadsheet was copied from the Internet and the Internet did have > transparencies that I Cut from my present spreadsheet. Can I simply print > my present spreadsheet and forget about the transparencies? Is there any > danger in doing this? > In my experience there's no problem... if you see the print preview fine. I hope that's the case. Always you could print to a pdf file and see the results without wasting any ink or paper. To add a free pdf printer in Windows XP I've used this very detailed instructions: Configure Free PDF on Microsoft Windows™ XP http://www.geocities.com/thompso_m1/freepdf/winxp/index.html Hope it helps. Ely. > Ely Schoenfeld wrote: > >> You might have added a box (or an arrow or something from the draw >> toolbar) >> and changed the background transparency. >> >> Do the following if you want to change the transparency setting. >> >> a) go to "view/toolbars" menu >> b) select the "draw" "Drawing" toolbar >> c) click on the little blue square rectangle >> d) click somewhere in the spreadsheet and keep pressing until you drag the >> cursor a little bit right and little bit down >> e) release the mouse button >> f) right click on the new created box >> g) select "Area..." >> h) click on the "transparency" tab (the third one from the left, at the >> top >> of the new opened window >> i) select the "transparency" radio button (it should have a 50% value by >> default) ("No Transparency" is chooses by default) I selected >> "Transparency" 50% appeared in the pull-down menu >> j) click on the "accept" "OK" button. >> >> If you move the box over some other text or something you will see you can >> see through. Yes I did move the boxes I created by your instructions. The >> box was transparent even though the box was filled with a transperant blue >> color >> >> Maybe you copied/pasted something with this setting? >> >> Hope it helps. >> >> 2008/10/18 Walter Hildebrandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> >>> When printing a spreadsheet a message appears. "Document contains >>> transparent objects Should the objects of transparency be reduced". >>> What are objects of transparency? How do they get into the >>> spreadsheet? >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
