The picture may not appear as expected when you view the file in a different program when you use the Save as Picture feature to export a Drawing toolbar object from an Office 2004 for Mac Standard Edition file (841418)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Standard Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Save as Picture feature to export a Drawing toolbar object from a Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Standard Edition file, the picture may not appear as expected when you view the file in a different program. For example, when you view a rectangle with a six point line weight, the corners of the rectangle are not square.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if you save the picture in Macintosh Picture (PICT) format.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, save the image in Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Start Office 2004 for the Mac Standard Edition, and then open the file that contains the image that you want to save.
  2. Right-click the image that you want to save, and then click Save as Picture.
  3. In the Format box, click Portable Network Graphics (PNG), and then click Save.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Standard Edition.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/17/2004
Keywords:kbprb KB841418 kbAudEndUser
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