Microsoft KB Archive/157314

= Editing WordArt Picture Causes Closed Characters To Fill In =

Article ID: 157314

Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 6.0a
 * Microsoft Word 6.0c
 * Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 95a

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This article was previously published under Q157314



SYMPTOMS
When you break a WordArt object link, then edit the object in the Word Picture Editor, all closed characters fill in with a solid color.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Word versions listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows.



MORE INFORMATION
When you insert a WordArt object in Word for Windows versions 6.x or 7.x, unlink the object, then edit as a Word Picture, all closed characters fill in. In other words, the centers of closed letters ("O" and "D" for example) are filled with the text color.

To unlink an object:

 * 1) Select the object.
 * 2) Press the key combination CTRL+SHIFT+F9.

To edit in the Word Picture Editor:
Double click the object. This opens the object in the default Picture Editor.

Note: To set which picture editor Word uses, on the Tools menu, click Options. Click the Edit tab. Microsoft Word is listed as the Picture Editor.

Additional query words: 6.0 7.0

Keywords: KB157314

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