OKAY ... just for a point of reference for anybody interested ... I found the problem and corrected it .....
Under VIEW, there is an option for PROOF COLORS ...
It has a shortcut value of <CTRL>+<Y> ... I must have hit that somehow while setting up my new HP All-in-one FAX/COPY/SCAN/PRINT tonight ....
What a fucking joke ... 2 hours of wasted time !!
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