The CPA uses the color of the calendar in the left bar, not color
categories. If you add 3 calendars or task folders, the items will be
colored to match the calendar color. Even so, my HP can't print any colors
from the CPA - not even the dates or the dots that mark the calendar. At
least there is a border around the all day events - that's more than I get
on the HP when I print from Outlook. Will this ever be changed so that
calendars are identified by the colored dots and events use their category
colors? I have no idea. It depends on how many people use the CPA and
request the feature.

Do you have another printer (not an HP) to test? I do. It works as expected
on my Oki. It's all B&W on my HP 990c. It's my (unconfirmed) opinion that
the shading used for the color categories is too light and can't be rendered
on the HP printers. It happens with shaded cells in Excel too.



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"Julie" wrote in message
...
Diane,
Thanks for the response. I don't think its the printer. When I use the
Printing Assistant, it doesn't even show up in color on my screen. Some
items are in color (the numbers for the months for example) but the
calendar
items are all black.

In the past (with previous versions of Outlook) I have used a template in
Word called My Outlook Calendar.dot. It would bring in the chosen
calendar
and create a printable calendar that fits everything (going to two pages
if
necessary) and has everything color coordinated depending on categories.
This still works with Outlook 2007, but is kind of a tedious process.

For your information, I am choosing the "Standard Month with Weeks 02 -
Letter" template under the month templates.

Also, I have an HP Color Laserjet 2605dn.

Thanks,
Julie



"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

BTW - I know it works correctly on an Oki but not on (at least some)
HP's -
I don't know if HP support website has anything on it. When I need to
print
on my HP 990c, it's always black and white, even if I print to a PDF
first -
I think the inkjet can't handle the color shading (borders around all day
events are partial black dots). If I print to an Oki color laser it
prints
as expected.


"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Are the categories in color in print preview? (if so, try printing to
an
electronic format then printing that file)
What printer do you use?
Do you have the most recent printer drivers?
Is it set to color in print properties?

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"Julie" wrote in message
news I am also using Outlook 2007 with the printing assistant and have the
same
question. I didn't see any place on the assistant to associate the
categories with colors (or to use the colors already chosen in
Categories.)
I hope Microsoft fixes this soon or someone else has a solution!

Julie

"tracy" wrote:

Thank you for responding. Outlook 2007. I just downloaded the
printing
assistant yesterday but did not see any difference.

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

What version of Outlook are you using? Did you download and
install
the Calendar Printing Assistant if Outlook 2007?

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After furious head scratching, tracy asked:

| I like to have a hard copy of my calendar, a week per page so
that
| the kids can see their schedule. Each child has their own color
| category and all their activities are highlighted in their color.
| When it prints, it prints in black and white. I know it is not
my
| printer because their are other areas of color on the page, but
not
| the activities or "appointments". Do you know why or how to get
the
| "appointments" to print the appropriate color category? Thanks!