WD: PostScript Shading Doesn't Fill Border Spacing in MacWord

• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 4.0, 5.0, 5.1

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Word, when you shade a paragraph with the PostScript command .para., and you add spacing to that paragraph by clicking Paragraph on the Format menu (by choosing Borders and entering a dimension in the From Text box [in Word 4.0, the Spacing box]), the PostScript shading does not fill the additional space.

WORKAROUND

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

PostScript Workarounds

To Shade a Paragraph and Include Three Additional Points of Shading on Both Sides of the Paragraph:

1. Create a paragraph that has 3 points of spacing and a paragraph border applied to it.

2. Type the following PostScript commands above the paragraph:

         .para. initclip .99 setgray -3 0 moveto -3 wp$y lineto
         wp$x 3 add wp$y lineto wp$x 3 add 0 lineto closepath fill
   

To Shade a Paragraph, Add Three Points of Side Shading, Four Points of Top and Bottom Shading, and Place a Border Around the Paragraph:

1. Create a paragraph that has 3 points of spacing and a paragraph border applied to it.

2. Type the following PostScript commands above the paragraph:

         .para. initclip .99 setgray -4 -4 moveto -4 wp$y 4 add lineto
         wp$x 3 add wp$y 4 add lineto wp$x 3 add -3 lineto closepath
         gsave fill grestore .5 setlinewidth 0 setgray stroke
   

   NOTE: To shade the paragraph without adding a border, change the third line of the above PostScript code to read as follows:

         fill
   

3. Select the lines of PostScript code.

4. To apply the PostScript style to the selected text, hold down the SHIFT key and choose the PostScript style from the Style box on the ruler.

5. From the File menu, choose Print.

Non-PostScript Workaround for Word Version 5.0

To shade a paragraph without using PostScript, follow these steps:

1. Select the paragraph to be shaded.

2. From the Format menu, choose Borders.

3. Under Shading, select the percentage of shading that you want to apply to the paragraph.

4. Click OK.