PUB97: Drop Shadows on Transparent GIFs Look Weird in HTML (155844)
The information in this article applies to:
This article was previously published under Q155844 SYMPTOMS
When you apply a shadow to a picture frame that contains a transparent
GIF and then export your publication as HyperText Markup Language (HTML), the
shadow appears as a backwards gray L below and to the right of your picture.
Furthermore, if you use the cropping tool to expand the margins of the
GIF file and apply a shadow, when you view the publication in your Web
browser the GIF has a white frame around it with the shadow applied.
CAUSE
In Publisher, when you apply a shadow to a frame, it becomes opaque.
Because a transparent GIF does not appear transparent to Publisher, it
applies the shadow without changing the GIF to opaque. Thus, when you
export the page as HTML and the GIF file appears transparent once
more, the shadow is disassociated from the actual image.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft
Publisher 98.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/7/2002 |
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Keywords: | kbgraphic kbprb KB155844 |
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