Microsoft KB Archive/292817

= Visio2000: Fill Color Changes or Disappears When You Paste Visio Drawing into Word =

Article ID: 292817

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visio 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visio 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visio 2000 Technical Edition
 * Microsoft Visio 2000 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q292817



SYMPTOMS
When you copy a Microsoft Visio drawing and paste it into a Microsoft Word document, the fill color of the graphics may be changed, or it may disappear entirely.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you copy the objects by using the Copy command on the Edit menu in Visio.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
 * 1) Click the background of your drawing in Visio.
 * 2) On the Edit menu, click Copy Drawing.
 * 3) Switch to Microsoft Word.
 * 4) On the Edit menu, click Paste. The drawing is pasted successfully and the colors are preserved.

Additional query words: prb

Keywords: kbprb KB292817

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