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flucas2
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December 7, 2016
Question

Blurry Text When Printing

  • December 7, 2016
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.PDF's that are created using office when printed via Acrobat Reader DC the text prints very blurry.  When printed in grayscale the text is crystal clear.  Please advise. 

For the record - yes I've restarted, yes, i'm up to date, file prints clearly from Mac.  Other files print fine. 

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    fani_bb
    fani_bb
    Participating Frequently
    April 14, 2018

    i m having the same trouble since i ve installed acrobat dc . Although i tried to uninstall and have the previous versions the problem remains . I m very dissapointed . All the pdf files are printed blurred. I tried to find out a way to have a previous version without the pproblem but it is not possible. i even dont remember the version i used to have . But the problem remains even if i install adobe reader 9 or XI. Please help, cause i do my research for the university and this is totally unacceptable .

    Abambo
    Community Expert
    AbamboCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 15, 2018

    Please look, if you don’t have enabled the print as image (advanced tab of the print dialogue) with a low resolution...

    Print as image should be always off, except when having printing problems. It’s a workaround that helps printing files that otherwise would not print. It’s not to be put in permanently.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    fani_bb
    fani_bb
    Participating Frequently
    April 15, 2018

    print as image is not selected in the advanced print dialoque . This problem exists only when i installed adobe acrobat dc . I never had any problems with the previous version that was installed in my computer since i bought it from toshiba

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    amandaw23305851
    Participant
    January 10, 2018

    I am having the same issue with blurry text when printed.  It appears crisp and clear on screen, but then prints portions of the black text blurry.

      Abambo
      Community Expert
      AbamboCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 10, 2018

      Do you use transparency? Transparency can be realized by rendering the text and melting with the background. If the parameters are wrong, text will be blurry.

      ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
      Meenakshi Negi
      Community Manager
      Meenakshi NegiCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      December 8, 2016

      Hi flucas2,

      Please try the troubleshooting steps provided in this help link:  Troubleshoot PDF printing in Acrobat and Reader

      Also check the resolution and rendering options in preferences. Open application, go to Edit menu > Preferences > Page Display.

      Check if all option are selected under rendering options and smooth text set to For Laptop/LCD screens.

      Under Resolution, see if you are using system settings or custom settings. If it is set to system, try custom settings

      Let us know if issue still persists.

      Regards,

      Meenakshi

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      flucas2Author
      Participant
      December 8, 2016

      Dear Meenakshi,

      The solutions provided did not help.  Please advise. 

      As I stated before - the text is printing beautifully when printed in grayscale or black & white.  However, when printing in color the text is blurry or fuzzy. 

      Meenakshi Negi
      Community Manager
      Meenakshi NegiCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      December 13, 2016

      Hi flucas2,

      Could you please try replicating this issue with other PDF's.

      Check if you experience the same issue with them.

      Please also confirm if you are able to print files from other application without any issues.

      Regards,

      Meenakshi

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