Microsoft KB Archive/140003

= PUB: OLE Objects Update Twice When Printer Changed =

Article ID: 140003

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Publisher 3.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q140003



SYMPTOMS
When you change the target printer for a publication, Publisher updates each OLE object twice. This means that there is a period after you change the printer in which you can't edit your publication. During this time, the OLE objects may appear to blink twice.



CAUSE
This behavior is by design. Many types of OLE objects change their behavior depending on the target printer. Microsoft Organization Chart, for example, gets its list of available fonts from the printer driver.

When you change the target printer, Publisher quickly opens each OLE object in turn to notify it of the printer change. After notifying all the objects, Publisher then goes back through the list of OLE objects to find out if the printer change has affected how any of the OLE objects appear or print.

Additional query words: 2.00a pub20 w_mspub mspub pub95 pub3 blink flicker open edit pub97

Keywords: kbui kbprb KB140003

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