Microsoft KB Archive/207620

= PUB2000: Single-Color Graphics May Be Lighter After Recoloring =

Article ID: 207620

Article Last Modified on 6/29/1999

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Publisher 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q207620





SYMPTOMS
If you recolor a picture that has only one color in it, the result may be lighter than you expect. For example, if you have a graphic that is light yellow, and you try to recolor it to black, the graphic will turn gray.



CAUSE
When you recolor a picture, Publisher converts the image to grayscale and then maps that grayscale onto the color that you choose. If your single- color picture is not black to begin with, it is converted to a shade of gray; that gray is in turn converted to a tint of the color you want.



RESOLUTION
To recolor a picture, follow these steps:


 * 1) Select the picture you want to recolor.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Recolor.
 * 3) Choose the desired color.
 * 4) Click the option Leave black parts black, and click OK.

Now your picture should be properly recolored to the desired color.

Additional query words: TIFF PCX GIFF WMF HGL lighter watermark pub98 recolor 5.0 mspub pub5 publisher98

Keywords: kbhowto kbgraphic KB207620

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