Multiple Scaled Graphics Pasted as Picture Are Distorted
PSS ID Number: Q101424
Article last modified on 07-29-1993
PSS database name: W_MSPub

2.00

WINDOWS


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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Publisher version 2.0
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SUMMARY
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If you cut or copy two or more scaled pictures that are separated by
an inch or more, and paste them as a picture, the scaled images may be
distorted or may end up outside the picture frame.

If the picture frame conceals all or part of the images, you can
uncrop it to reveal the hidden portions.

If the images are distorted or stretched, you can either reproportion
the graphic or copy the graphics separately.

This problem does not occur if you copy and paste individual graphics
as pictures.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Problem
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1. From the File menu, choose Import Picture and choose APPLE2.CGM.

2. With the picture selected, choose Scale Picture from the Format
   menu.

3. Scale the picture to 10 percent by 10 percent and choose OK.

4. Copy and paste the graphic so that you have two instances of it.
   Position them so they are lined up vertically, and approximately
   three inches apart.

5. Select both the images, and from the Edit menu choose Copy.

6. From the Edit menu, choose Paste Special. Select Picture and choose
   OK.

The resulting frame is about the correct size, but the graphic on the
left is stretched to almost twice its original width, and the graphic
on the right is actually outside the frame.

The distortion and cropping of the resulting picture may vary
depending on how much the original graphics were scaled and how far
apart they were. The distortion is worse if the graphics are scaled
more and are positioned farther apart.

Additional reference words: 2.00 mspub cut off stretched

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.