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I am trying to use GraphicsGrid, the background option is set to white, as well as for the separate graphs. But there are still grey stripes. What is the reason for these? And how can I get rid of them?

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aa = Plot[Sin[x], {x, -1, 1}, Background -> White, 
   LabelStyle -> Directive[Background -> White]];

tttt = Table[Sin[i], {i, -1, 1, 0.1}];

xxxx = Table[i, {i, -1, 1, 0.1}];

Zusammen = Transpose[{xxxx, tttt}];

TestFig =  ListPlot[Zusammen, Background -> White, 
   LabelStyle -> Directive[Background -> White]];

Tableees = {{-5.51, 2851.82}, {-5.22, 2851.88}, {-4.93,         2851.94}, {-4.64, 2852.01}, {-4.34, 2852.07}, {-4.05,         2852.12}, {-3.76, 2852.18}, {-3.47, 2852.23}, {-3.18,         2852.28}, {-2.89, 2852.32}, {-2.6, 2852.36}, {-2.31,         2852.39}, {-2.02, 2852.42}, {-1.72, 2852.44}, {-1.43,         2852.45}, {-1.14, 2852.47}, {-0.85, 2852.47}, {-0.56,         2852.47}, {-0.27, 2852.47}, {0.02, 2852.46}, {0.32,         2852.46}, {0.61, 2852.45}, {0.9, 852.44}, {1.19, 2852.43}, {1.48,         2852.42}, {1.77, 2852.41}, {2.06, 2852.41}, {2.35,         2852.41}, {2.64, 2852.41}, {2.94, 2852.41}, {3.23,         2852.42}, {3.52, 2852.42}, {3.81, 2852.43}, {4.1, 2852.45}, {4.39,         2852.46}, {4.68, 2852.48}, {4.97, 2852.5}, {5.26,         2852.51}, {5.56, 2852.53}, {5.85, 2852.55}, {6.21, 2852.56}, {6.5,         2852.57}, {6.8, 2852.58}, {7.08, 2852.59}, {7.38, 2852.6}, {7.67,         2852.6}, {7.96, 2852.61}, {8.25, 2852.61}, {8.54,         2852.61}, {8.83, 2852.62}, {9.12, 2852.62}, {9.42,         2852.63}, {9.71, 2852.63}, {10., 2852.64}, {10.29, 
    2852.65}, {10.58, 2852.67}, {10.87, 2852.68}, {11.16,         2852.69}, {11.45, 2852.7}, {11.74, 2852.71}, {12.04,         2852.72}, {12.33, 2852.72}, {12.62, 2852.73}, {12.91,         2852.73}, {13.2, 2852.74}, {13.49, 2852.74}, {13.78,         2852.75}, {14.07, 2852.76}, {14.36, 2852.77}, {14.66,         2852.78}, {14.95, 2852.79}, {15.24, 2852.8}, {15.53,         2852.8}, {15.82, 2852.81}, {16.11, 2852.82}, {16.4,         2852.82}, {16.7, 2852.83}, {16.99, 2852.83}, {17.28,         2852.84}, {17.57, 2852.84}, {17.86, 2852.85}, {18.15, 
    2852.85}, {18.44, 2852.86}, {18.73, 2852.86}, {19.02,         2852.87}, {19.32, 2852.88}, {19.61, 2852.88}, {19.9,         2852.89}, {20.19, 2852.9}, {20.48, 2852.91}, {20.77,         2852.91}, {21.06, 2852.92}, {21.35, 2852.93}, {21.65,         2852.93}, {21.94, 2852.94}, {22.23, 2852.95}, {22.52, 
    2852.96}, {22.81, 2852.96}, {23.1, 2852.97}, {23.39,         2852.97}, {23.68, 2852.98}, {23.97, 2852.98}, {24.27,         2852.99}, {24.56, 2852.99}, {24.85, 2853.}, {25.14,         2853.01}, {25.43, 2853.01}, {25.72, 2853.02}, {26.01,         2853.03}, {26.3, 2853.03}, {26.59, 2853.04}, {26.89,         2853.04}, {27.18, 2853.05}, {27.47, 2853.06}, {27.76,         2853.06}, {28.05, 2853.07}, {28.34, 2853.08}, {28.63,         2853.08}, {28.93, 2853.09}, {29.22, 2853.1}, {29.51,         2853.1}, {29.8, 2853.11}, {30.09, 2853.11}, {30.38,         2853.12}, {30.67, 2853.13}, {30.96, 2853.13}, {31.25,         2853.14}, {31.55, 2853.14}, {31.84, 2853.14}, {32.13,         2853.15}, {32.42, 2853.15}, {32.71, 2853.16}, {33.,         2853.17}, {33.29, 2853.17}, {33.59, 2853.18}, {33.87, 
    2853.18}, {34.17, 2853.19}, {34.46, 2853.19}, {34.75,         2853.2}, {35.04, 2853.21}, {35.33, 2853.22}, {35.62,         2853.23}, {35.91, 2853.23}, {36.2, 2853.24}, {36.5,         2853.25}, {36.79, 2853.25}, {37.08, 2853.26}, {37.37,         2853.26}, {37.66, 2853.27}, {37.95, 2853.28}, {38.24,         2853.28}, {38.53, 2853.29}, {38.82, 2853.29}, {39.12,         2853.3}, {39.41, 2853.3}, {39.7, 2853.31}, {39.99,         2853.32}, {40.28, 2853.32}, {40.57, 2853.33}, {40.86,         2853.33}, {41.15, 2853.34}, {41.45, 2853.35}, {41.74, 
    2853.35}, {42.03, 2853.36}, {42.32, 2853.37}, {42.61,         2853.38}, {42.9, 2853.38}, {43.19, 2853.39}, {43.48,         2853.4}, {43.78, 2853.41}, {44.07, 2853.42}, {44.36,         2853.43}, {44.65, 2853.43}, {44.94, 2853.44}, {45.23,         2853.45}, {45.52, 2853.46}, {45.81, 2853.47}, {46.11,         2853.48}, {46.4, 2853.48}, {46.69, 2853.49}, {46.98,         2853.5}, {47.27, 2853.51}, {47.56, 2853.51}, {47.85,         2853.52}, {48.14, 2853.53}, {48.43, 2853.54}, {48.73,         2853.55}, {49.02, 2853.55}, {49.31, 2853.56}, {49.6, 
    2853.56}, {49.89, 2853.57}, {50.18, 2853.57}, {50.47,         2853.58}, {50.77, 2853.59}, {51.05, 2853.59}, {51.35,         2853.6}, {51.64, 2853.6}, {51.93, 2853.61}, {52.22,         2853.62}, {52.51, 2853.62}, {52.8, 2853.63}, {53.09,         2853.64}, {53.39, 2853.65}, {53.68, 2853.65}, {53.97,         2853.66}, {54.26, 2853.67}, {54.55, 2853.68}, {54.84,         2853.69}, {55.13, 2853.7}, {55.42, 2853.7}, {55.72,         2853.71}, {56.01, 2853.72}, {56.37, 2853.72}, {56.66,         2853.73}, {56.95, 2853.74}, {57.24, 2853.74}, {57.53, 
    2853.75}, {57.83, 2853.76}, {58.12, 2853.77}, {58.41,         2853.77}, {58.7, 2853.78}, {58.99, 2853.79}, {59.28,         2853.79}, {59.57, 2853.8}, {59.86, 2853.81}, {60.16,         2853.82}, {60.45, 2853.83}, {60.74, 2853.84}, {61.03, 2853.84}};

BBBBBB = ListPlot[Tableees, Background -> White, 
   LabelStyle -> Directive[Background -> White]];



 GraphicsGrid[{{TestFig, aa}, {BBBBBB, aa}, {aa, aa}}, 
 Background -> White]

And the output is like this, all fine, except Big Tables. enter image description here

Edit (not by the original poster)

Quite possibly, the issue is instigated by the use of a non-default stylesheet like the Report/StandardReport stylesheet. Those who want to reproduce the described problem should set their notebook's stylesheet using the Format>Stylesheet menu to this stylesheet

Minimal example of code to reproduce issues:

CreateDocument[

 GraphicsGrid[
  List /@ Table[  ListPlot[RandomReal[1, 100], Background -> White, 
     ImageSize -> 200],
  {a, 1, 2}]], 
 StyleDefinitions -> FrontEnd`FileName[{"Report"}, "StandardReport.nb", 
   CharacterEncoding -> "WindowsANSI"]
]
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    $\begingroup$ please add the code that generates these graphs. This would help us pinpoint the problem. $\endgroup$ – yohbs Aug 17 '15 at 14:09
  • $\begingroup$ Added example code. $\endgroup$ – Lucifer Yellow Aug 17 '15 at 14:31
  • $\begingroup$ Your figure seems to suggest that you exported the grid to PDF. Do you see the grey stripes in Mathematica as well, or just in the PDF file? Also, we can't really run your code because we don't have the definition of your variables. Do you think you could reduce it to a minimal example? $\endgroup$ – MarcoB Aug 17 '15 at 14:33
  • $\begingroup$ This code does not help us, since you don't provide Name, FirstDer, etc. It would be much better, also for you, if you could create a minimal working example, just to show where the problem is. I assume the problem persists even if you plot simply Plot[Sin[x],{x,-1,1}], doesn't it? $\endgroup$ – yohbs Aug 17 '15 at 14:36
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    $\begingroup$ I don't see this on Mac. It looks like this is an operating-system dependent bug. Are you using Linux? $\endgroup$ – Jens Aug 18 '15 at 2:06
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I had this exact same problem for a long time, and it's associated with using a non-standard style sheet. It looks like you're using report. I found that if you revert to default, and put the following code at the start of your notebook it reproduces something like report but with white backgrounds for the output:

SetOptions[EvaluationNotebook[], 
StyleDefinitions -> 
Notebook[{Cell[StyleData[StyleDefinitions -> "Default.nb"]], 
Cell[StyleData["Notebook"], Background -> LightBrown], 
Cell[StyleData["Input"], Background -> RGBColor[0.87, 0.94, 1], 
CellFrame -> {{1, 1}, {0, 1}}, 
CellMargins -> {{60, Inherited}, {0, 5}}], 
Cell[StyleData["Output"], Background -> GrayLevel[1], 
CellMargins -> {{60, Inherited}, {5, 0}}, 
CellFrame -> {{1, 1}, {1, 0}}], 
Cell[StyleData["Section"], Background -> LightBrown, 
CellMargins -> {{Inherited, Inherited}, {5, 0}}]}, 
StyleDefinitions -> "PrivateStylesheetFormatting.nb"]]

I guess this doesn't address your problem directly, but it might be sufficient for your purposes.

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