Microsoft KB Archive/232551

= OFF97: Lines in a Windows Metafile (WMF) Are Missing When Inserted into an Office Document =

Article ID: 232551

Article Last Modified on 10/17/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition, when used with:
 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

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This article was previously published under Q232551





SYMPTOMS
When you insert a Windows metafile (WMF) into a Microsoft Office document, such as a Microsoft PowerPoint 97 presentation, some of the lines in the metafile are missing.



RESOLUTION
Missing lines may appear if you place the metafile on a nonwhite background. For example, in PowerPoint, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open a new blank presentation.
 * 2) On the Format menu, click Background, and select a background color other than white. Click Apply.
 * 3) On the Insert menu, point to Picture and click From File. Select the WMF file, and click Insert.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.

Additional query words: OFF97 wmf insert lines disappear vanish missing

Keywords: kbbug kbfix KB232551

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