Visio2002: Text in WMF Picture Inserted in Drawing Has Overlapping Letters (294122)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visio 2002 Standard
  • Microsoft Visio 2002 Professional
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows 98
  • the operating system: Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
This article was previously published under Q294122

SYMPTOMS

When you insert a Windows Metafile (WMF) picture into Microsoft Visio 2002, any text in the inserted metafile may unexpectedly be displayed with the letters overlapped.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs when both of the following conditions are true:
  • The drawing contains a WMF picture that includes text.

    -and-
  • The drawing is opened in Visio on Microsoft Windows 98 or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me).

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, convert the WMF pictures to another format, such as Enhanced Metafile format, before you insert them into a Visio drawing.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/27/2006
Keywords:kbbug kbpending KB294122
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