PPT97: Color of Embossed Text Varies with Text Box Fill Style

ID: Q189701

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

If you use the emboss effect on text, the effect varies depending on the type of fill used to format the text object.

MORE INFORMATION

Following is a list of the effects you can expect when using the emboss feature.

   Text Object Fill      Emboss Effect
   ----------------      -------------

   Shaded two-color      Text picks up the first of the selected
                         shading colors.

   Shaded one-color      Text picks up the selected shading color.

   Shaded preset         Text picks up the last solid color selected,
                         or the fill color from the slide color scheme.
                         (Depends on how the text box was previously
                         formatted.)

   Textured fill         Text picks up the background color from the
                         slide color scheme.

   Patterned fill        Text picks up the background color from the
                         Pattern Fill dialog box.

   Other Color fill      Text picks up the new fill color.

   No Fill               Text picks up the background color from the
                         slide color scheme.

   Background fill       Text picks up the color from the slide
                         background, based on the background formatting.
                         (see above)

Keywords          : kbusage
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: July 20, 1998