<doc>
  <legacy_id>3488</legacy_id>
  <name>printColors</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the printColors to {true | false}</example>
    <example>get the printColors</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Printing</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <property tag="printCommand">printCommand Property</property>
    <property tag="printFontTable">printFontTable Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
    <changed version="2.9"></changed>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
  </classes>
  <security>
    <printing/>
  </security>
  <summary>Reports whether the next print job should be printed in color.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the printColors to false</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>printColors</b> property to specify whether to print in color or not. If "color" is not among the items of the <property tag="printerFeatures">printerFeatures</property> then this property will have no affect and all print jobs will be printed in monochrome.</p><p/><p>If the <b>printColors</b> is false then LiveCode will convert all colors in the data to be printed to greyscale before sending to the printer.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>printColors</b> property is either "true" or "false". The default value is determined by the default setting of the current printer grayscale.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>To have an effect, this property must be set before calling <command tag="open printing">open printing</command>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>