PUB: Single-Color Graphics Image May Be Lighter After You Recolor It (179103)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Publisher 2002
- Microsoft Publisher 2000
- Microsoft Publisher 98
This article was previously published under Q179103 SYMPTOMS
If you recolor a picture that contains only one color, 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 turns 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.
RESOLUTIONNOTE: The following procedure works only with vector-based images such as
Computer Graphics Metafile (.cgm) or Windows Metafile (.wmf) graphics. It
does not work with bitmap or paint-type images such as Tagged Image File
format (.tif) or Windows Bitmap (.bmp) graphics. However, it is extremely
rare to find single-color, bitmap-type graphics that aren't black.
You can use Microsoft Draw 98 to change the color of a single-color image
to black. You can then recolor it and achieve the expected results.
- In Publisher, select the picture. On the Edit menu, click Cut.
- On the Insert menu, click Object. In the list of object types, click
Microsoft Draw 98 Drawing.
- On the Edit menu, click Paste. Your picture will appear in Microsoft
Draw 98.
- 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.
The picture will appear in your publication with an all-black fill that
you
can recolor.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/13/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbgraphic kbprb KB179103 |
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