Microsoft KB Archive/114391

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PCX Graphic is Very Small When Imported Using PCXIMP.FLT

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Q114391

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a
 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, version 5.0
 * Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, version 4.0
 * Microsoft Draw, version 1.0

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SYMPTOMS
If you import a PCX graphic in one of the Microsoft applications listed above using the PCX import filter (PCXIMP.FLT) supplied with the application, the graphic may appear very small. For example, a PCX graphic that is 8 inches wide in Word 2.x for Windows might be only 1 inch wide in Word 6.0. You can scale the image in Word 6.0 to the expected size, but the picture may have low resolution and/or low quality or may be somewhat distorted. If the graphic contains dithering, the effect of the dither is ruined after you scale the image.

This problem does not occur in Word 2.x for Windows.

CAUSE
All these applications use the same PCXIMP.FLT converter, which determines the display size for the PCX graphic based on the information in the header of the graphic file. The graphic appears small because the file does not contain scaling or dimension instructions. By design, the filter does not scale the PCX image unless the file contains these instructions.

Method 1
Use Windows Paintbrush to convert the image to a .BMP file. When you import the .BMP file, it displays in the correct dimension.

Method 2
Open the PCX file in Windows Paintbrush. Copy the image in Paintbrush and paste it in the application file.