Microsoft KB Archive/101918

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WordArt: Shaded Letters with Closed Areas Print Striped

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Q101918

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft WordArt, version 2.0
 * Microsoft Publisher 2.0

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SYMPTOMS
In WordArt 2.0 objects, letters that contain closed areas (such as O, B, A, and P) may print striped. This problem occurs if you format them for a 50-percent shading and print them to a PostScript printer. Narrow horizontal white stripes appear in the letters that contain closed areas. These stripes do not display on the screen.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

 * 1) Create a WordArt object that includes some letters that have closed areas.
 * 2) Shade the letters 50-percent gray (the pattern in the second column of the second row in the Shading dialog box).
 * 3) Print the page to a PostScript printer.

The letters without closed areas print the 50-percent shading correctly, but the letters with closed areas contain horizontal white stripes.

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