PUB: Single-Color Graphics May Recolor Lighter Than Expected (136424)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Publisher for Windows 3.0
This article was previously published under Q136424 SYMPTOMS
If you recolor a picture that has only one color in it, the result may be
lighter than you expect. For example, if you have a graphic that is light
yellow, and you try to recolor it to black, the graphic will turn gray.
CAUSE
When you recolor a picture, Publisher converts the image to grayscale and
then maps that grayscale onto the color that you choose. If your single-
color picture is not black to begin with, it is converted to a shade of
gray; that gray is in turn converted to a tint of the color you want.
RESOLUTION
You can use Microsoft Draw to change the color of a single-color image to
black. You can then recolor it with expected results.
- In Publisher, select the picture. On the Edit menu, click Cut.
- On the Insert menu, click Object. On the list of object types, click
Microsoft Drawing 1.01.
- On the Edit menu, click Paste. Your picture will appear in Microsoft
Draw.
- On the Fill palette at the bottom of the screen, click the black color
swatch. The fill color of your graphic will change to black.
- On the File menu, click Update. On the File menu, click Exit And Return.
The picture will appear in your publication with an all-black fill and can
now be recolored.
NOTE: This procedure works only with vector-based images such as .cgm
(Computer Graphics Metafile) or .wmf (Windows Metafile) graphics. It does
not work with bitmap or paint-type images such as .tif (Tagged Image File
Format) or .bmp (Windows Bitmap) graphics. However, it is extremely rare to
find single-color, bitmap-type graphics that aren't black.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/17/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbgraphic kbui kbusage KB136424 |
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