OFF: Problems When You Print Excel Chart with Circles from Word or PowerPoint (214776)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft Excel 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
  • Microsoft Word 2001 for Macintosh
  • Microsoft Excel 2001 for Mac
  • Microsoft PowerPoint 2001 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q214776

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a Microsoft Excel chart using circles, such as a pie, doughnut, cylinder, cone, or bubble, into a Word document or PowerPoint presentation, the printed version of the chart looks bitmapped.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, download and install the Microsoft Office 2001 Service Release 1 file. To do so, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/office2001/update_905.xml&secid=10&ssid=25&flgnosysreq=True

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, follow these steps:
  1. Select a print driver that can create EPS files, such as the LaserWriter 8 driver that comes with the operating system. After the EPS file is created, you can switch back to the appropriate driver for your printer.
  2. In Excel, create a pie chart (or other chart using a circular pattern) and place it as a new worksheet, not as an object in a worksheet.
  3. On the File menu, select Print.
  4. Next to Destination, select File.
  5. Under the Printer Selection, there is a drop-down menu that defaults to General. On that menu, select Save as file.
  6. Next to Format, select EPS Mac Enhanced Preview.
  7. Click the Save button, and then give this file a name.
  8. Create a new document in Word.
  9. On the Insert menu, select Picture, and then select From file.
  10. Find the newly created file, and click the Insert button.
The graphic will be fairly large, but it will print correctly.

To resize the chart and keep the same dimensions, follow these steps:
  1. Click once on the chart to select it.
  2. Hold down the SHIFT key and move the pointer to the lower right corner.
When the insertion point becomes a diagonal double arrow, you can drag the image to resize it. The image will retain its proportions.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac Service Release 1.

REFERENCES

For additional information about the Office 2001 Service Release, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

294949 OFF2001: Readme for Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac Service Release 1 (SR-1)

Or, visit the Microsoft MacTopia Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/mac) for any additional updates. For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

184182 OFF: Rotated Labels in Chart Object Are Printed Incorrectly

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:8/4/2006
Keywords:kbpending kbprb KB214776
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