In Microsoft Office 2003 or in Microsoft Office XP, when you print a document that contains a high-resolution image, such as an image that is 600 dots per inch or more, you may experience the following behavior:

• The document may take a longer time than expected to print.

• The print spool file may be larger than the print spool file that is created when you print the same document in Microsoft Office 2000.

This behavior occurs regardless of the printer manufacturer, the printer model, or the printer type, such as a Printer Control Language (PCL) printer or a PostScript printer.

CAUSE
This behavior may occur because of the changes in the underlying printing architecture in Office XP and in Office 2003. In Office XP and in Office 2003, GDI+ provides improved image rendering. Therefore, when you print a document in Office XP or in Office 2003, the print job may be more complex than the print job that occurs when you print the same document in Office 2000 or in an earlier version of Microsoft Office.

WORKAROUND
Certain types of content may increase the complexity and the size of the print job. When you print these content types, you can use the workarounds that are described in this section to improve the printing performance in Office XP and in Office 2003. Even if you use these workarounds, you may not experience the same printing performance that you may experience when you use an earlier version of Office. However, you may be able to limit the complexity of the print job.”

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