Microsoft KB Archive/285491

= PPT2002: Transparent Regions Appear Black When Picture Is Inserted into a Presentation =

Article ID: 285491

Article Last Modified on 1/29/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q285491



SYMPTOMS
If you use the Group command to save as a JPEG a collection of shapes that have been grouped together, or you save a single non-square shape with or without a transparent fill as a JPEG, when you view the image, the regions of the image that you expect to be transparent are filled with the color black.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the JPEG file format does not support image transparency. When you save a grouped collection of AutoShapes, text, or individual objects as a JPEG, Microsoft PowerPoint applies a black fill to the transparent regions between and around the shapes.



RESOLUTION
To save a grouped collection of shapes so that they maintain a transparent region, follow these steps:
 * 1) Right-click the group of shapes that you want to save as a picture.
 * 2) Click Save as Picture.
 * 3) In the Save as type list, click one of the following options:
 * 4) * GIF Graphics Interchange Format

Supports a single channel of transparency.
 * 1) * PNG Portable Network Graphics Format

Supports Alpha channel transparency (256 levels of transparency).
 * 1) * TIFF Tag Image File Format

Supports Alpha channel transparency (256 levels of transparency).
 * 1) * Enhanced Windows Metafile

Supports vector-based transparency.
 * 1) * Windows Metafile

Supports vector-based transparency.
 * 1) Click Save.

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