Microsoft KB Archive/817097

= A cropped image is two pixels smaller than you expect when you edit a picture in Microsoft Image Library and try to crop the image by using the Aspect Ratio crop =

Article ID: 817097

Article Last Modified on 1/11/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
 * Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003

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SYMPTOMS
When you edit a picture in Microsoft Image Library and try to crop the image by using the Aspect Ratio crop, the resulting image may be two pixels smaller all around than you expect.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if the original size of the image has an even number of pixels for height, width or both height and width. When you use the Aspect Ratio crop, Image Library tries to find the center pixel of the image to center the crop on. Because of this, if the image has an even number of pixels for height, width or for both dimensions, Image Library rounds down the results from the calculation to find the center pixel. This process results in a crop region that is two pixels smaller for each dimension with an even number of pixels.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem:
 * 1) After you have chosen the aspect ratio you want your image cropped to, set the aspect ratio to none. This setting retains the settings you make to the Crop Handles.
 * 2) Depending on whether one or both dimensions are made up of an even number of pixels, you must reduce the number of pixels that are cropped by one for either the Right and Left handles or the Top and Bottom handles or for all four Crop Handles.
 * 3) Click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Additional query words: ois mil2003 il2003 mil11 il11 precision cut crimp mask dots off2003

Keywords: kbnofix kbprb KB817097

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