Microsoft KB Archive/827299

= Prepress: Spot Colors in Linked EPS Files Do Not Appear in the Colors List =

Article ID: 827299

Article Last Modified on 2/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
 * Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 with Digital Imaging

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SYMPTOMS
When you open a publication that contains one or more linked Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) graphics that have spot colors defined in them, those colors do not appear in the Colors list for the publication.



CAUSE
When you link an EPS graphic to a publication, the EPS import filter only provides Publisher 2003 with a low-resolution RGB preview image. This preview image does not contain any spot color definitions. Publisher 2003 does not receive the full resolution EPS information until print time. The spot colors that are defined for the EPS graphics print correctly.



WORKAROUND
If you want the spot colors to be listed in the Colors list, you must convert the linked EPS graphics to an embedded picture. To do so, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Graphics Manager.
 * 2) In the Graphics Manager pane, click a linked EPS graphic.
 * 3) In the drop-down list, click Convert to Embedded Picture.
 * 4) On the Tools menu, point to Commercial Printing Tools, and then click Color Printing.
 * 5) Click the Colors tab.

The spot colors in the EPS file now appear in the list.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbprb KB827299

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