# Publisher: Shaded PowerPoint Objects Copy Over Banded

## Q103642

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    The information in this article applies to:

     - Microsoft Publisher for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a
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    SYMPTOMS
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    When you copy shaded PowerPoint objects into Publisher 2.0, their
    smooth shading is replaced by ugly banding. This also occurs when you
    embed PowerPoint slides into Publisher.

    This is only a display problem. The shaded PowerPoint objects print
    correctly from Publisher.

    STATUS
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    Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Publisher versions 2.0 and
    2.0a. This problem was corrected in Publisher version 3.0 for Windows 95.

    MORE INFORMATION
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    Although Publisher 2.0 can display 256 colors, its generic palette
    does not include 37 tints or shades of the same color. For instance,
    you may create a shaded object in PowerPoint that uses 37 different
    tints of blue. Publisher's standard 256-color palette may only include
    six tints of blue. For this reason, the shading is represented in
    Publisher by only six bands of color.

    PowerPoint, on the other hand, can display 37 shades of the same color
    because it manages and updates its palette dynamically to include
    whatever colors it needs in order to display the object(s) on the
    slide.

    This display problem does not occur in Publisher 1.0. When you copy
    shaded PowerPoint objects into Publisher 1.0, the shading displays
    correctly.

    Publisher 1.0 behaves differently in this instance than Publisher 2.0
    because Publisher 2.0 uses palette management to make sure that the
    colors you see in a picture won't change when you import a second
    picture. Publisher 1.0 does not use this palette management, so you
    may import a picture, then import a second picture, and the colors in
    the first picture may change. The drawback of the palette management
    used in Publisher 2.0 to prevent this problem is that individual
    pictures may not display as well.

    Additional query words: 2.00 mspub pub20 win31 banded banding
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