XL2000: Borders of AutoShape on Embedded Excel Chart Change Thickness When Printed (307609)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Excel 2000

This article was previously published under Q307609

SYMPTOMS

When you print an Excel chart that is embedded in another document, AutoShape borders appear thicker than they do if you print the same chart from Excel.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when you add an AutoShape to an embedded chart object, and you change the Weight setting of the AutoShape to 0 pt or 0.25 pt, to match the weight of the legend border.

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. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
   Date         Time      Version     Size       File name
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   30-NOV-2001  16:30:57  9.0.0.5929  7,159,853  Excel.exe
   07-MAR-2001  12:25:02  2.0.4807.0     86,016  Msstko32.dll
				

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).

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/6/2006
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbOffice2000SP3Fix kbbug kbfix kbOffice2000preSP3fix kbOfficeXPpreSP1fix KB307609