Microsoft KB Archive/827399

= Word 2003 or PowerPoint 2003 files that have certain WMF and EMF metafiles open slowly =

Article ID: 827399

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
 * Microsoft Office Word 2003

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SYMPTOMS
When you try to open Microsoft Office Word 2003 or Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 files that have the following criteria
 * The files have certain Windows Metafile Format (WMF) and Enhanced Metafile Format (EMF) metafiles.

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 * The WMF and EMF metafiles are less than 1 megabyte (MB).

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 * The WMF and EMF metafiles have many StretchDIBit calls.

the files are extremely slow to open.



WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, follow these steps:
 * 1) Select the picture object in the file that is rendering slowly.
 * 2) Click Edit, and then click Cut.
 * 3) Click Edit, and then click Paste Special.
 * 4) Click Picture from the As: box.

Note Any Picture option, except JPEG, will work correctly when you use this method.
 * 1) Click OK.
 * 2) Reposition and resize the resulting picture object as necessary in the file.

Additional query words: open slow wd2003

Keywords: kbperformance kbpending kbprb KB827399

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