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# WD: Rotated or Flipped Text in Macpict Graphic Appears Distorted

Article ID: 110453

Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005

APPLIES TO

- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0a
- Microsoft Word 6.0c
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q110453

## SYMPTOMS

In Word for Windows, if you edit a Macpict graphic that contains rotated or flipped text, or if the graphic itself is rotated (Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, version 6.x), the rotated or flipped text or graphic may appear distorted or coarse.
NOTE: To create a Macpict graphic, use the Word for the Macintosh picture editor.

## CAUSE

The Word for Windows picture editor does not support rotated or flipped text. If you edit a Macpict graphic, Word transforms the rotated text into two superimposed components, namely an unrotated text image and a bitmap image of the rotated text. The superimposed images appear distorted.
This distortion may worsen if you scale the graphic more than 5 percent of its original size.

## STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 6.0 bitmap raster garbage display winword word6 macword garbled word95 word7 7.0

Keywords: kbbug kbgraphic KB110453