You receive a stackunderflow error message when you print a Publisher publication as composite CMYK in Publisher 2003

The information in this article applies to:

MS Publisher 2003

This article was previously published under Q823135

SUMMARY

You receive a stackunderflow error message when you print a Publisher publication as composite CMYK in Publisher 2003

When you try to print a Publisher publication as composite cyan-magenta-yellow-black (CMYK), you may receive a PostScript error message similar to the one of following:

%%[ Error: stackunderflow; OffendingCommand: exch ]%%
Stack:
50

-or-

%%[ Error: typecheck; OffendingCommand: mul ]%%
Stack:
255

These problems may occur when you run a PostScript file through Adobe Acrobat Distiller or when you try to print directly to a color PostScript printer.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if both of the following conditions are true:

	The publication contains either BorderArt frames, imported Windows Enhanced Metafile (EMF) graphics that have transparent borders, or both.
	The printer driver is configured to convert grayscale graphics to PostScript gray

SOLUTION

To resolve this problem, turn off the Convert Gray Graphics to PostScript Gray option. To do this, follow these steps:

1.	Quit Publisher if it is running.
2.	Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.
3.	Right-click the printer that you trying to print to, and then click Properties.
4.	Click the Device Settings tab.
5.	Change Convert Gray Graphics to PostScript Gray to No.
6.	Click OK.

APPLIES TO

•	Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
•	Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 with Digital Imaging

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Last Reviewed:	6/12/2002
Keywords:	kbenv kberrmsg kbprb kbsetup KB314057