How to print in white on a colored background? Solved

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Hello,
I want to print a document on a dark (brown) background, and the text should be in white.
But there’s a mystery! How do I do that?
I have 2 cartridges (black/color) in the printer, but I must admit I'm stuck on this issue.
Thank you in advance for your help.
JP

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fab · Accepted Answer

Hello
The answer to your question is simple, it's not possible. The different colors are obtained from mixing the printer's primary colors: red, blue, yellow, and sometimes black. No matter the possible combinations of these colors, you will never get white.
QED

Fab.

Raymond PENTIER · Answer

You just "forgot" to mention which software it is!

But for common office software, you choose white font color and a brown background (or fill), and you get exactly that on your sheet of paper!

It's like when you use a brush to apply white letters on a dark surface; same thing...
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Raymond PENTIER · Answer

Hi, jipito

"Actually, my goal is to print on a brown piece of paper."
So it's very simple: Just choose a light yellow or light gray color; you won't see much on the screen, but it's the print that matters to you?
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triwix · Answer

Hi, the issue is that the thickness of the ink won't cover the color of your support, so you'll end up with a derivative of the color of your sheet which will be a bit lighter, but not the desired color.

The best way is to create your invitation in a way that it can be printed on white paper.
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hich24 · Answer

but if you created your documents with a colored background and white text, you only need to 1- make the printer color 2- have the cartridges filled 3- print a page to see how it looks

floflo · Answer

you use WordArt, setting the text to white and the outline of the letters to black. This way, the white stands out on all colors.

Invité · Answer

Hello,

Well, I actually have this problem at home, the writings come out white instead of black and without touching anything, but that's not what I want (obviously), so if you have the solution to make my writings black instead of white = I'm interested ;).

How to print in white on a colored background?

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