WD97: Rotated or Flipped Text in Macpict Graphic Seems Distorted

ID: Q197023

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In Word for Windows, if you edit a Macpict graphic that contains rotated or flipped text, or if the graphic itself is rotated, the rotated or flipped text or graphic may appear distorted or coarse.

NOTE: To create a Macpict graphic, use the Word for the Macintosh picture editor.

CAUSE

The Word for Windows picture editor does not support rotated or flipped text. If you edit a Macpict graphic, Word transforms the rotated text into two superimposed components, namely an unrotated text image and a bitmap image of the rotated text. The superimposed images appear distorted.

This distortion may worsen if you scale the graphic more than 5 percent of its original size.

STATUS

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

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Keywords          : kbdta word97 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: February 12, 1999