Microsoft KB Archive/174118

= PUB97: Color Lost Printing Rotated Graphic to HP DeskJet =

Article ID: 174118

Article Last Modified on 11/7/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Publisher 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q174118



SYMPTOMS
When you print a publication that contains rotated metafile graphics and/or rotated WordArt images to an Hewlett-Packard DeskJet or Hewlett-Packard DeskWriter printer, colors and/or colored text may be dropped. This problem occurs with the following graphics formats:
 * WordArt
 * Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM)
 * Windows Enhanced Metafile (EMF)
 * Windows Metafile (WMF)
 * Word Perfect Graphics (WPG)



WORKAROUND
Convert the image or WordArt object to a bitmap graphic format and then import it into your Publisher file, using the following steps:
 * 1) Select the graphic.
 * 2) On the Edit menu, click Cut.
 * 3) Start Microsoft Paint. (On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Paint.)
 * 4) On the Image menu, click Attributes.
 * 5) In the Width and Height boxes, enter 1. Click OK.
 * 6) On the Edit menu, click Paste.
 * 7) On the Edit menu, click Select All.
 * 8) On the Edit menu, click Copy.
 * 9) Switch to Publisher.
 * 10) On the Edit menu, click Paste.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: flip flipped rotate images pictures clipart clip art horizontal vertical missing dropped lost gone pub97 hewlett packard printing printers 4.00

Keywords: kbprint kbprb KB174118

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