XL97: Shadows on Drawing Objects may not Appear Correctly

ID: Q158156

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you create a drawing object in Microsoft Excel 97, if you apply a shadow to the drawing object, the shadow may appear differently than in earlier versions of Microsoft Excel.

CAUSE

This will occur if all the following conditions are true:

WORKAROUND

If you create a drawing object in Microsoft Excel 97 and it needs to have a solid shadow, you must apply a fill to the drawing object. Use the following steps to do this:

1. Select the drawing object.

2. On the Format menu, click AutoShape.

3. Click the Colors and Lines tab.

4. In the Fill drop-down list box in the Color section, click a color,

   or click Fill Effects and select a fill effect.

5. Click OK.

The shadow will now appear solid.

STATUS

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

MORE INFORMATION

In Microsoft Excel, drawing objects that you create can be filled or unfilled. Filled objects are opaque; unfilled objects are transparent, and you can see cells or other objects through them.

In Microsoft Excel 97, when you create a drawing object, such as a rectangle, and then apply a shadow to the object, the shadow may not appear solid, but as a line. This will occur if the drawing object is not filled (it is transparent).

Shadows applied to drawing objects should appear correctly if any of the following conditions are true:

Additional query words: XL98
Keywords          : kbualink97 xlloadsave xldraw 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: November 5, 1998