OFF98: Graphics in Files Imported from Windows Are Wrong Color, Mapped Incorrectly (190823)

SYMPTOMS

When you import a document from Windows into one of the Office 98 Macintosh Edition programs listed at the beginning of this article, you may notice the following problems with graphics:

A 24-bit image is displayed as an 8-bit image.
Symbols in Windows OLE objects are converted incorrectly.
Accented characters in pasted pictures are converted incorrectly.
The pictures contain missing or broken lines or details.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

You created the document in a Microsoft Windows version of Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, or Microsoft Excel.

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The document contains Enhanced Metafile (EMF) graphics or Windows Metafile (WMF) graphics.

RESOLUTION

An updated metafile filter is available that corrects these problems. The Word 98 Updated Metafile Filter is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Mtafltr.hqx

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

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MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about problems that you may have with graphicsimported from Windows, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

184203 WD98: Special Characters in Equation Displayed as Empty Boxes, Question Marks