Microsoft KB Archive/820700

= DCS EPS Graphics Appear or Print in Grayscale =

Article ID: 820700

Article Last Modified on 1/12/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
 * Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 with Digital Imaging

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SYMPTOMS
When you import a color Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file in a Publisher 2003 publication, it may appear and print as a grayscale image.



CAUSE
This problem may occur if the file is a Desktop Color Separations (DCS) EPS image. It is a variation of the EPS format that saves color images as a series of single-color channels. Each single-color channel is a grayscale representation of one of the inks used to print the file. Most DCS files have at least four color channels: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. When you use a DCS file in Publisher 2003, the only channel that appears and prints is the last channel specified in the DCS file. Unless the file contains spot colors, this is typically the process black channel. Publisher 2003 does not support DCS EPS files.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, you have to convert the DCS EPS file to a typical EPS file format. To do this, you have to use a program that can edit both the DCS EPS file format and the typical EPS file format, and convert one file format to the other.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: Pub11 Pub2003 alpha duotone PrePress

Keywords: kbbug kbnofix kbprepress kbconvert kbgraphic KB820700

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