The y-axis label orientation changes in a chart when you open a document that was created in Word 97 in Word 2000 (290242)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
  • Microsoft Word 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q290242

SYMPTOMS

In Word 2000, when you open a document that was created in Word 97 and the document contains a chart, the orientation of the y-axis label is incorrect.

CAUSE

This problem can occur with charts that are created in The MathWorks's MATLAB and then copied and pasted into Office documents as enhanced metafiles (.emf).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Office 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

276367 OFF2000: How to Obtain the Latest Office 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
   Date       Time       Version     Size       File name       Platform
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   03/23/2001 07:16:00p  0.0.0.0000  1,920,476  Mso9.msp        x86
   03/23/2001 07:57:43p  0.0.0.0000  4,031,640  Mso9_Admin.msp  x86
   05/04/2000 05:53:52p  0.0.0.0000      3,059  Readme.txt      x86
After the hotfix is installed, the following files will have the listed attributes or later: 
   Date       Time       Version     Size       File name       Platform
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   03/22/2001 06:33:53p  9.0.0.5121  5,595,185  Mso9.dll        x86

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, follow these steps:
  1. Click to select the chart.
  2. Right-click the chart, and then click Edit Picture.
  3. Click to select the y-axis text box.
  4. On the Format menu, click Text Direction.
  5. Under Orientation, click to select Orient text vertically, bottom-to-top, and then click OK.
  6. In the Edit Picture dialog box, click Close Picture.

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 first corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP-3).

MORE INFORMATION

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:9/23/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbOffice2000SP3Fix kbbug kbfix KB290242
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