Microsoft KB Archive/287097

= Visio2002: Background Page Not Copied When Visio Drawing Pasted into Other Programs =

Article ID: 287097

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visio 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visio 2002 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q287097



For a Microsoft Visio 2000 version of this article, see 293892.



SYMPTOMS
When you copy and paste a Microsoft Visio drawing into another program, the background image (page) may not be pasted with the selection.



CAUSE
When you drop a background shape onto a page, Visio asks if you would like to make it the background image for the page. If you click Yes, Visio places the background shape on a separate background page, and does not make it a selectable item on the foreground page.



RESOLUTION
To copy the background page image along with the shapes on the foreground page, follow these steps:
 * 1) Make sure that nothing is currently selected by using any of the following methods:
 * 2) * Click the blue, drawing workspace.
 * 3) * On the drawing page, click a vacant area that does not contain a shape.
 * 4) * On the Edit menu, click Select by Type. Click None, and then click OK.
 * 5) On the Edit menu, click Copy Drawing.

The Clipboard now contains both the foreground page and the background page.

Additional query words: prb picture graphic select

Keywords: kbprb KB287097

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