WD2000: Graphic Colors Display Incorrectly in Word, Internet Explorer 5

ID: Q228672


The information in this article applies to:


SYMPTOMS

When you use Internet Explorer 5 to view a document or Web page created in Word, and the document or Web page contains a graphic, the graphic's colors may not be displayed correctly.


CAUSE

This problem can occur if you are running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 and your screen is set to display 256 colors.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, change your screen settings to a higher color setting, for example, True Color (24 bit).

To change the number of colors your monitor displays:

  1. On the Windows Start menu, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.


  2. Double-click Display.


  3. On the Settings tab, in Colors, click the number of colors that you want your monitor to display.


NOTE: Your monitor and display adapter determine the maximum number of colors that can appear on your monitor.


STATUS

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

Additional query words:


Keywords          : kbdta kbwdinternet wd2000 
Version           : WINDOWS:2000
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: May 13, 1999