PPT97: Shade From Title Wrong When WordArt Pasted Into Title

ID: Q159404

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

If you create a slide that uses the Shade From Title style of background shading and then paste a WordArt object into the Title placeholder of that slide, the shaded background is displayed incorrectly. Instead of appearing as a smooth gradient, the background of the slide may appear as a solid color with an irregular region of a contrasting color around the Title object. In addition, parts of the slide background may appear covered with jagged lines in the contrast color.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, click Paste Special rather than Paste on the Edit menu, click Picture (Enhanced Metafile) in the As list, and then click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 97 8.00 blend gradient officeart ppt8 distorted messed-up

Keywords          : kbgraphic
Version           : WINDOWS:97; MACINTOSH:98
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Hardware          : MAC x86
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: September 17, 1998