WD: Rotated or Flipped Text in Macpict Graphic Appears Distorted

ID: Q110453

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1

SYMPTOMS

In Word for Windows, if you edit a Macpict graphic that contains rotated or flipped text, or if the graphic itself is rotated (Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.x), 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.

Additional query words: 6.0 bitmap raster garbage display winword

word6 macword garbled garbage macword 6.0 6.0.1 word95 word7 7.0 7.0a

Keywords          : kbgraphic kbdta winword macword word6 word7 word95 
Version           : WINDOWS: 2.0, 6.0, 7.0; MACINTOSH: 6.0, 6.0.1
Issue type        : kbbug

Last Reviewed: December 10, 1998