Microsoft KB Archive/77761

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Rotated Text in Imported Graphics May Not Appear Rotated

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Q77761

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c
 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.0, 3.1

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SYMPTOMS
Many applications allow you to create graphics files that include rotated text. When these graphics files are imported into Microsoft Word for Windows version 2.0 using Word's graphics filters, the text will be rotated when printing to a PostScript printer, but may not appear rotated on screen.

STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the versions of Word listed above. This problem was corrected in version 6.0 of Microsoft Word for Windows.

WORKAROUND
 For text to appear rotated on screen, scalable fonts such as vector or Adobe Type Manager fonts must be available in the Windows environment. If ATM fonts are installed, rotated text within an imported graphic will appear rotated on the screen and when printed.

For example, if the printer driver you have installed under Windows supports a scalable font (for example, the HP LaserJet III driver and its CG Times font), try reformatting the rotated text in the creator graphic application for a font similar to CG Times. If you do this, the Windows 3.0 Graphic Device Interface (GDI) will most likely choose CG Times as the font for the graphics text once read into Word for Windows (either using the graphic filter or pasting the image from the Windows Clipboard). The CGM graphic filter has an interactive dialog box that includes an option to Use Scalable Fonts. This option will only appear when importing CGM graphics via the Microsoft Draw Import Picture command rather than the Insert Picture command in Word for Windows. If the Use Scalable Fonts option is selected, available vector fonts are substituted in the imported graphic, and rotation will be preserved. This dialog is not available in if Microsoft Draw is launched from a later version of Word.

To import graphics via the Microsoft Draw Import Picture command, do the following:

 From the Insert menu, choose Object (ALT I, O), select Microsoft Drawing, and choose the OK button. From the File menu, choose Import Picture.

An interactive dialog box will appear that includes a Use Scalable Fonts option if the graphics file is a CGM graphic.

Additional query words: grphflt geninfo word6 6.00

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