Why doesnt newsprint work properly?

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(08-30-2021, 10:02 AM)denzjos Wrote: @ dontcareaboutuser, we do care. if you want newsprint on solid text, then blur it first (Filters / Blur /Gaussian Blur) and then use the newsprint plugin.

can you step by step this process? i can get the blur to apply just fine, but the newsprint filter wont apply at all no matter how i mess with the settings...