WordArt: Shaded Letters with Closed Areas Print Striped

Q101918

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

In WordArt 2.0 objects, letters that contain closed areas (such as O, B, A, and P) may print striped. This problem occurs if you format them for a 50-percent shading and print them to a PostScript printer. Narrow horizontal white stripes appear in the letters that contain closed areas. These stripes do not display on the screen.


STATUS

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


MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Create a WordArt object that includes some letters that have closed areas.


  2. Shade the letters 50-percent gray (the pattern in the second column of the second row in the Shading dialog box).


  3. Print the page to a PostScript printer.


The letters without closed areas print the 50-percent shading correctly, but the letters with closed areas contain horizontal white stripes.

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Issue type : kbprb
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Last Reviewed: November 4, 2000
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