Microsoft KB Archive/211429

= WD2000: Semitransparent Inline Graphics Are Displayed Incorrectly =

Article ID: 211429

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211429



SYMPTOMS
If you insert an inline (non-floating) graphic or object into a Word document and make the graphic or object semitransparent, it may be displayed poorly on screen, although it is printed correctly.



CAUSE
When the Semitransparent check box is selected, the image of the graphic or object may be incompletely redrawn, producing garbage on the image.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use either of the following methods.

Method 1: Do Not Use a Semitransparent Object
To make the object not semitransparent, follow these steps:
 * 1) Right-click the graphic or object, and then click Format Object or Format Picture on the shortcut menu.
 * 2) On the Colors and Lines tab, click to clear the Semitransparent check box, and then click OK.

Method 2: Convert the Inline Object to a Floating Object
Because this problem affects only inline objects, if you convert the object to a floating object, it will be displayed correctly. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Right-click the graphic or object, and then click Format Object or Format Picture on the shortcut menu.
 * 2) Click the Layout tab.
 * 3) Click the In front of text option, and then click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Word 2000.



MORE INFORMATION
The Semitransparent check box makes the fill color of the object partially transparent. If you click to clear the Semitransparent check box, the fill color is completely opaque. If the object contains a gradient, texture, pattern, or picture fill effect, this check box is unavailable.

