Microsoft KB Archive/101250

Stripes Appear in Clipart when Fill Color Is Changed in Draw

= Stripes Appear in Clipart when Fill Color Is Changed in Draw =

Q101250
--- The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Publisher for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a - Microsoft Publisher for Windows 95, version 3.0 - Microsoft Draw version 1.0 ---

SYMPTOMS

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Some of the clipart included with Publisher 2.0 and used in Publisher 2.0 or 3.0, may seem to contain extraneous bands or stripes after being edited in Draw. Images that are complex horizontally may contain many horizontal lines after you change the fill colors.

CAUSE

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On some graphics, such as PIGS.CGM, this occurs because the image is built up of many separate blocks or objects. The bands or horizontal lines appear if you change the fill color to be different than the line color, because then the borders of the separate objects display.

WORKAROUND

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To eliminate this problem, you can do either of the following:

- Select all the objects in the image and change the line color to be  the same as the fill color.

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- Select the individual objects on which the borders are showing up  as unwanted stripes in the image, and change the line color to be   the same as the fill color.

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the clipart included with Publisher versions 2.0, 2.0a, and 3.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Steps to Reproduce Problem

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1. From Publisher's File menu, choose Import Picture. From the list of  graphics in the CLIPART subdirectory, select PIGS.CGM. Choose OK.

2. With the graphic selected, choose Copy from the Edit menu.

3. Click away from the graphic to clear the selection.

4. From the Edit menu, choose Insert Object and select Microsoft Draw.

5. From Draw's Edit menu, choose Paste.

6. Change the Fill color to red.

The fill color changes to red, but the line color remains black. Black horizontal stripes appear in the pig at the bottom of the graphic. This occurs because if you change only the fill color and not the line color, the borders display around the separate little objects that compose the pig.

Additional query words: 2.00 mspub bands banded banding alter modify 2.00a 3.00 pub3 modified picture unselect it show up