PUB: Color Lost, Dithered after Rotating GIF on Windows NT (160531)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Publisher 97
  • Microsoft Publisher for Windows 3.0
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q160531

SYMPTOMS

If you insert a CompuServe GIF image into a publication and then rotate that image, it may appear dithered or to have lost some of its colors. The problem occurs with a picture that is in the GIF89a file format and has the transparency feature enabled. The picture prints correctly, even to a color printer, and displays correctly if you export your publication as a Web page (Publisher 97 only).

CAUSE

This problem occurs with certain video cards and drivers. It affects only the way the graphic appears on the screen, not the way it prints, or the way it displays in a Web Browser.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbgraphic kbhtml kbprb kbusage kbweb KB160531
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