PUB2002: EPS Graphics Colors Do Not Separate Correctly (308033)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Publisher 2002
  • Microsoft Publisher 2000
This article was previously published under Q308033

SYMPTOMS

When you print an Encapsulated PostScript File (EPS) graphic in Microsoft Publisher, the colors in the graphic may not separate correctly. For example, the raster (bitmap) portion of the graphic separates to the Black plate, even if a spot color is applied.

CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Publisher is designed to separate colors for vector-based EPS files. Publisher's EPS filter parses color information from only the vector portion of an EPS graphic. As a result, the vector portion of the graphic separates as expected, but the raster portion does not.

WORKAROUND

To work around this issue, use either of the following methods, as appropriate to your situation.

Method 1: Save the File in Illustrator EPS Format

Open the EPS file in Adobe Illustrator, save the file in Illustrator EPS format, and then import the file into Publisher. To do this, follow these steps.

NOTE: The following procedure uses Adobe Illustrator 9.0.1.
  1. Start Adobe Illustrator.
  2. On the File menu, click Open.
  3. In the Open dialog box, browse to the location of your EPS file, and then click Open.
  4. Click Save As on the File menu.
  5. In the Save dialog box, specify a name and location in which to save the file, click Illustrator EPS (*.EPS) in the Save as type box, and then click Save.
  6. Quit Adobe Illustrator.
  7. Start Publisher, and then open a new blank publication.
  8. Point to Picture on the Insert menu, and then click From File.
  9. In the Insert Picture dialog box, browse to locate the Illustrator EPS file that you saved, and then click Insert.

Method 2: Export the EPS Graphic to Another Graphic File Format

Open the EPS file by using a third-party graphic drawing program (for example, Adobe Illustrator), export the file to another graphic file format, and then import the file into Publisher. If your publication uses process colors, use this method to convert the EPS file to a Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) file.

To do this, follow these steps.

NOTE: The following procedure uses Adobe Illustrator 9.0.1.
  1. Start Adobe Illustrator.
  2. On the File menu, click Open.
  3. In the Open dialog box, browse to locate your EPS file, and then click Open.
  4. Click Export on the File menu.
  5. In the Export dialog box, click the file format that you want in the Save as type box, and then click Save. For example, click TIFF (*.TIF).
  6. Quit Adobe Illustrator.
  7. Start Publisher, and then open a new blank publication.
  8. On the Insert menu, point to Picture, and then click From File.
  9. In the Insert Picture dialog box, browse to locate the graphic file that you exported, and then click Insert.

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.

For additional information about how to work with EPS graphics in Publisher, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

212700 PUB2000: Supported Graphic File Formats in Publisher

212663 PUB2000: Difference Between EPS Files and PostScript Print Files

218655 PUB2000: Some Colors in EPS Graphics Don't Separate Correctly to Non-PostScript Printers

264084 PUB2000: PrePress: Imported Graphic Image Is Not Separated Correctly

264870 PUB2000: How To Assign and Separate Spot Colors in EPS Graphics

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/7/2006
Keywords:kbprb KB308033
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