Excel 2008: Borders (dotted lines) aren't printed out corr..

I have a problem with the print result of dotted borders, especially the finest ones. The result is that some borders are printed correctly as they show in the display, others randomly come out with non-dotted borders. The case is the same with PDF outputs - look differently depending on the magnification, but still have incorrect drawings. Also, changing the Print Quality under the Page Setup or the printer resolution in the print dialog (600-1200 dpi) doesn't solve the problem.<br>
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Is this normal? - I mean, does anyone have the same problem?<br>
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The finest dotted border used to be printed as the thinest non-dotted line out of my HP LaserJet 4200 (FastRes 1200 dpi) from Excel 2004 regardless the Mac OS version.<br>
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If this is not resolved, I have to change all of my 2004 sheets to use the thiner and thicker non-dotted borders, which is not realistic.<br>
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Please advice me.

In article <ee8cf45.-1.TakeThisOut@webcrossing.caR9absDaxw>, kyti.TakeThisOut@officeformac.com
wrote:

> I have a problem with the print result of dotted borders, especially the
> finest ones. The result is that some borders are printed correctly as they
> show in the display, others randomly come out with non-dotted borders. The
> case is the same with PDF outputs - look differently depending on the
> magnification, but still have incorrect drawings. Also, changing the Print
> Quality under the Page Setup or the printer resolution in the print dialog
> (600-1200 dpi) doesn't solve the problem.<br>
> <br>
> Is this normal? - I mean, does anyone have the same problem?<br>
> <br>
> The finest dotted border used to be printed as the thinest non-dotted line
> out of my HP LaserJet 4200 (FastRes 1200 dpi) from Excel 2004 regardless the
> Mac OS version.<br>
> <br>
> If this is not resolved, I have to change all of my 2004 sheets to use the
> thiner and thicker non-dotted borders, which is not realistic.<br>
> <br>
> Please advice me.

I can't replicate this, but I also don't have a printer with that
resolution.

Given that all print functions are handled by the OS, the only thing I
can suggest is updating your print driver (or choosing another).