Microsoft KB Archive/118933

= WD6X: Graphic Pattern Lost When Edited in Word for Macintosh =

Article ID: 118933

Article Last Modified on 11/21/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
 * Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q118933



SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Word, when you double-click a picture to edit it in the Picture Editor, the picture's pattern is lost, reverting to a solid fill.



CAUSE
This problem may occur when you edit a picture created in a separate program, using patterns that Picture Editor in Word does not support. Word attempts to match the picture's pattern with its own internal listing of supported patterns. If no match is found, the picture reverts to a solid fill.



WORKAROUND
If your picture loses its pattern by editing it, click Undo Picture on the Edit menu.

To make changes to the picture, copy and paste it into the originating graphic program. When you have edited the graphic, copy and paste it back into your Word document.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Word versions 6.0 and 6.0.1 for the Macintosh. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Keywords: kbbug kbdisplay kbgraphic KB118933

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