Microsoft KB Archive/817363

= XL: The Excel Chart Prints with Jagged Edges and a Different Font =

Article ID: 817363

Article Last Modified on 2/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you print a Microsoft Word document that contains a Microsoft Excel chart, the font of the Excel chart text may change, and the lines may appear jagged.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs when the following conditions are true:
 * You paste the chart as a linked Microsoft Excel Chart object.

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 * You break the link of the Microsoft Excel Chart object.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, copy the Excel chart as a picture. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) With the Excel chart selected, hold SHIFT, and then click Copy Picture on the Edit menu.
 * 2) In the Copy Picture dialog box, click As shown when printed, and then click OK.
 * 3) In Microsoft Word, on the Edit menu, click Paste Special.
 * 4) In the Paste Special dialog box, click Paste Link, click Picture, and then click OK.

Keywords: kbprb KB817363

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