Microsoft KB Archive/260191

= Open polylines are changed to rectangles when you edit picture =

Article ID: 260191

Article Last Modified on 1/6/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q260191



SYMPTOMS
When you insert a vector graphic, such as a WMF (Windows Metafile) or CGM (Computer Graphics Metafile), into an Office document and then edit the picture in the Office Picture Editor, open rectangular polylines (shapes that look like a rectangle with one side missing) are changed to closed rectangles.

Steps to Reproduce Problem
 In Word 97, create a new blank document.  Run the following macro to insert an open rectangular polyline: Sub Polyline1 Dim myArray(1 To 4, 1 To 2) As Single myArray(1, 1) = 100 myArray(1, 2) = 25 myArray(2, 1) = 20 myArray(2, 2) = 25 myArray(3, 1) = 20 myArray(3, 2) = 110 myArray(4, 1) = 100 myArray(4, 2) = 110 ActiveDocument.Shapes.AddPolyline myArray End Sub

 Select the polyline. On the Edit menu, click Copy. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special. Select As Picture and then click OK. This pastes the clipboard contents as a WMF into Word. Right-click the picture, and then click Edit Picture on the shortcut menu.

In the Picture Editor, the polyline is changed to a rectangle.

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kboffice2000sp2fix kboffice2000presp2fix kbqfe KB260191

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